Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Price Target Raised to $30.00
by Jessica Moore · The Cerbat GemPinterest (NYSE:PINS – Get Free Report) had its price target boosted by equities research analysts at Mizuho from $28.00 to $30.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Mizuho’s target price suggests a potential upside of 27.98% from the stock’s previous close.
Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Pinterest from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Roth Mkm lowered their target price on shares of Pinterest from $34.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Loop Capital lowered shares of Pinterest from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $18.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $18.00 target price on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $20.00 target price (down from $36.00) on shares of Pinterest in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.97.
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Pinterest Stock Up 12.4%
Shares of Pinterest stock traded up $2.59 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $23.44. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 19,142,642 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,117,902. The company has a market cap of $15.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.93. Pinterest has a 1-year low of $13.84 and a 1-year high of $39.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.51.
Pinterest (NYSE:PINS – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $965.84 million. Pinterest had a return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 9.87%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.23 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Pinterest will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Pinterest news, Director Gokul Rajaram sold 2,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $42,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 27,450 shares in the company, valued at $549,000. The trade was a 7.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 8.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PINS. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Pinterest in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $357,945,000. Davis Selected Advisers purchased a new stake in shares of Pinterest in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $253,887,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Pinterest by 52.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 21,492,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,432,000 after acquiring an additional 7,412,213 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 26,808,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,082,000 after purchasing an additional 6,258,628 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Pinterest by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 27,809,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $719,994,000 after buying an additional 3,669,476 shares during the period. 88.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
More Pinterest News
Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat top‑and‑bottom‑line expectations — revenue ~$1.01B (+17.8% y/y) and adjusted EPS $0.27 — showing stronger ad demand and margin progress. Business Wire: Q1 Results
- Positive Sentiment: Management guided Q2 revenue above Street estimates (midpoint ~ $1.14B), signaling resilient advertiser spending and helping lift near‑term growth expectations. CNBC: Guidance
- Positive Sentiment: Monthly active users reached a record ~631M (+11% y/y), the company’s tenth consecutive quarter of double‑digit user growth — supporting ad monetization upside. Business Wire: Users
- Positive Sentiment: Pinterest highlighted ~ $2B of share repurchases, which supports EPS and signals capital‑allocation confidence. Business Wire: Buybacks
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts point to Pinterest’s AI enhancements (visual search/taste graph) as a driver of higher ad relevance and revenue conversion. PYMNTS: AI & Visual Search
- Neutral Sentiment: Guggenheim raised its price target to $24 and put a buy rating on PINS, providing fresh upside in sell‑side targets. Benzinga: Guggenheim PT
- Neutral Sentiment: Rosenblatt and Robert W. Baird raised price targets to $24 but maintained neutral ratings — these revisions increase analyst price‑target averages but are not unanimous upgrades. Benzinga: Rosenblatt/Baird
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have issued shareholder alerts and a securities class action has been filed relating to disclosures in the Feb‑2025–Feb‑2026 period; this raises litigation risk and potential distraction/cost. GlobeNewswire: Lawsuit PR Newswire: Gross Law Firm
About Pinterest
Pinterest, Inc operates a visual discovery platform that helps users find inspiration and ideas for projects ranging from home design and fashion to cooking and travel. Users create and curate “Pins” — images or videos linked to content — organized on thematic boards. The service is available through its website and mobile applications and emphasizes personalized recommendations and visual search to surface relevant content based on user interests.
The company’s primary revenue model is advertising, offering promoted content formats that integrate into user feeds and search results.