Roth Capital Predicts Pinterest’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:PINS)

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Pinterest in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 5th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.14. Roth Capital has a “Neutral” rating and a $34.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 19th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $665.93 million for the quarter. Pinterest had a net margin of 48.99% and a return on equity of 8.20%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley raised Pinterest from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $37.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, July 21st. TD Cowen increased their target price on Pinterest from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $42.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Pinterest in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $51.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Pinterest currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.55.

Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of Pinterest stock opened at $27.06 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.91. Pinterest has a one year low of $23.68 and a one year high of $40.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.39, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.96.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pinterest

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 5.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,986,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,961,933,000 after acquiring an additional 3,044,674 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Pinterest by 25.4% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 31,892,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $988,662,000 after purchasing an additional 6,460,143 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Pinterest by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 17,818,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,969,000 after purchasing an additional 2,319,964 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Pinterest by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 16,862,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,673,000 after purchasing an additional 718,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its position in shares of Pinterest by 618.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 14,254,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $441,897,000 after purchasing an additional 12,271,958 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Pinterest news, CFO Donnelly Julia Brau sold 22,821 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.85, for a total transaction of $795,311.85. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 312,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,887,906.70. The trade was a 6.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 1,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $40,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,071,000. The trade was a 3.62% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 640,236 shares of company stock valued at $22,878,326 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 7.11% of the company’s stock.

Pinterest Company Profile

Pinterest, Inc operates as a visual search and discovery platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc in April 2012.