UBS Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Stock

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) had its price objective increased by analysts at UBS Group from $30.00 to $33.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 28.96% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on PINS. Evercore upped their target price on shares of Pinterest from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a research report on Wednesday. Wedbush began coverage on Pinterest in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $23.00 price objective on Pinterest and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Pinterest from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nineteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.82.

Pinterest Stock Up 5.9%

Shares of NYSE PINS opened at $25.59 on Wednesday. Pinterest has a 1 year low of $13.84 and a 1 year high of $39.83. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $21.93 and its 200-day moving average is $20.50. The company has a current ratio of 4.23, a quick ratio of 4.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.33 billion, a PE ratio of 53.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.90.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.07. Pinterest had a net margin of 7.64% and a return on equity of 8.26%. The business had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.33 earnings per share. Pinterest’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Pinterest will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 46,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.54, for a total value of $1,056,562.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott sold 27,337 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.46, for a total transaction of $559,315.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 724,673 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,826,809.58. This represents a 3.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 370,720 shares of company stock worth $7,892,627. Insiders own 8.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pinterest

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PINS. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Pinterest by 2,298.3% in the 4th quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 185,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,701,000 after purchasing an additional 177,449 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden increased its stake in Pinterest by 61.2% during the 4th quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 397,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,289,000 after purchasing an additional 150,900 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in Pinterest by 38.3% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 3,200,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,703,000 after buying an additional 885,927 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Pinterest during the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,812,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its stake in Pinterest by 103.4% in the fourth quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 838,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,709,000 after buying an additional 426,300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Pinterest

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue rose 18.2% year over year to $1.18 billion, exceeding the $1.15 billion consensus estimate. Adjusted earnings of $0.43 per share also beat expectations of $0.36, while the company raised its full-year margin target. Pinterest Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: User growth remained strong: global monthly active users increased 11% to a record 640 million, marking the 11th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Pinterest also generated $311 million of adjusted EBITDA and $270 million of free cash flow. Pinterest’s AI Push Pays Off in Record Users and Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s artificial-intelligence and social-commerce initiatives appear to be gaining traction, helping Pinterest expand engagement and advertising opportunities as it develops into a shopping destination. Pinterest is winning the argument on AI costs and losing the one on growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Pinterest guided to roughly $1.2 billion of third-quarter revenue, broadly in line with analyst expectations. However, the forecast implies slower growth, limiting the benefit of the quarterly earnings beat. Pinterest expects slower quarterly revenue growth as ad competition heats up
• Negative Sentiment: Shares decreased in the immediate post-earnings reaction because investors viewed the outlook as lukewarm. Management cited intensifying digital-ad competition, particularly from Meta’s Instagram, as a risk to growth. Pinterest shares fall on lukewarm sales guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Higher costs resulted in a GAAP net loss of approximately $47 million despite the revenue and adjusted-profit beats, raising concerns about operating leverage and valuation support. Pinterest Sales Climb on Traction With Gen Z

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.