Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Pinterest Q3 Earnings

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Pinterest in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pinterest’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on PINS. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Pinterest from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Pinterest in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Guggenheim upped their price objective on Pinterest from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Pinterest from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nineteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Pinterest presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.90.

Pinterest Stock Performance

PINS opened at $22.84 on Friday. Pinterest has a 12-month low of $13.84 and a 12-month high of $38.57. The company has a market cap of $12.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.19, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a current ratio of 3.81, a quick ratio of 3.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company’s 50 day moving average is $22.74 and its 200 day moving average is $20.50.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.07. Pinterest had a return on equity of 7.49% and a net margin of 5.46%.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 company posted $0.33 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Pinterest

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PINS. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Pinterest by 4.4% during the second quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Pinterest by 3.9% in the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in Pinterest by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 26,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $684,000 after purchasing an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC lifted its position in shares of Pinterest by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 10,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after buying an additional 587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of Pinterest by 5.9% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 10,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 46,875 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.53, for a total transaction of $1,102,968.75. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Claude Leonard Brown sold 12,240 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.88, for a total transaction of $292,291.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,206,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,819,195.92. The trade was a 1.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 555,344 shares of company stock valued at $12,335,578 over the last quarter. 8.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Pinterest News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pinterest’s average revenue per user (ARPU) continues to rise, supported by AI-powered advertising tools that could improve ad targeting and monetization. A partnership with Zillow also expands Pinterest’s appeal to real-estate advertisers by connecting housing-intent audiences with Zillow’s Elevate advertising product. PINS’ Growing ARPU Signals Stronger Monetization
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 46,875 shares worth approximately $1.1 million at an average price of $23.53. The transaction was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing its significance as a discretionary bearish signal, though repeated insider selling may weigh on sentiment. Pinterest Director Sells Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered earnings estimates across multiple periods. Its forecasts fell to $0.08 EPS for Q3 2026, $0.36 for Q4 2026 and $0.43 for full-year 2026, versus a prior full-year estimate of $0.64. Estimates were also cut to $0.37 for FY2027 from $0.81 and $1.05 for FY2028 from $1.34. Several quarterly reductions included an expected loss of $0.11 in Q1 2027 and zero earnings in Q2 2027. The broad downward revision suggests concerns about Pinterest’s earnings trajectory and may be especially negative given the stock’s elevated valuation.

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.