Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Stock Gets Downgrade from Jefferies Financial Group

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) was downgraded by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Friday, Zacks reports.

PINS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Mizuho boosted their target price on Pinterest from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on Pinterest from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Evercore set a $24.00 price objective on Pinterest in a research report on Friday. Barclays lowered their price objective on Pinterest from $31.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Pinterest from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Pinterest currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.50.

Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of PINS stock opened at $19.37 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 3.81 and a quick ratio of 3.81. The firm has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.90. Pinterest has a one year low of $13.84 and a one year high of $34.12.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion. Pinterest had a return on equity of 6.39% and a net margin of 3.81%. Pinterest’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.38 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Pinterest will post 0.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pinterest

In other news, insider Claude Leonard Brown sold 12,240 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $244,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,130,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,615,360. This represents a 1.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Julia Donnelly sold 29,548 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.61, for a total transaction of $549,888.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 751,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,993,249.81. This trade represents a 3.78% 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 692,877 shares of company stock worth $14,733,501. Company insiders own 8.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Pinterest

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Pinterest by 271.1% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 5,988,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,831,000 after buying an additional 4,375,000 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 300.4% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,398,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,084,000 after buying an additional 3,299,884 shares during the period. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 38.3% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 3,200,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,703,000 after buying an additional 885,927 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Pinterest by 15.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,848,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,254,000 after buying an additional 779,998 shares during the period. Finally, Boothe Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Pinterest during the first quarter valued at approximately $11,856,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.81% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Pinterest

Here are the key news stories impacting Pinterest this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pinterest reported third-quarter revenue of $1.17 billion, up 11.9% year over year, while global monthly active users rose 10% to a record 661 million. The company also generated $339 million in adjusted EBITDA and $300 million in free cash flow. Pinterest Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc maintained its Buy rating, while Wells Fargo and Cantor Fitzgerald retained Overweight ratings. Their revised targets of $23 imply potential upside from current trading levels, suggesting some analysts still view the selloff as excessive. KeyBanc Remains a Buy on Pinterest
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually heavy put-option activity was reported, with traders buying approximately 17,657 puts—about 23% above typical daily volume. This indicates elevated hedging or bearish speculation but does not confirm the direction of future trading.
• Negative Sentiment: Pinterest missed third-quarter expectations: adjusted EPS was $0.46 versus a $0.49 consensus, and revenue of $1.17 billion fell short of estimates near $1.21 billion. Analysts attributed the miss to pressure on advertising growth. Pinterest Misses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of approximately $1.45 billion was about 4.7% below Wall Street expectations, fueling concerns that Pinterest’s revenue growth is decelerating during the holiday period. Pinterest Sets Q4 Outlook Below Street View
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms cut their price targets: Wells Fargo lowered its target from $31 to $23, Barclays from $31 to $24, and Wedbush from $24 to $20; Wedbush also shifted to Neutral. The reductions reinforce concerns about weaker near-term growth and advertising momentum. Wells Fargo Lowers Pinterest Price Target

Pinterest Company Profile

Pinterest, Inc (NYSE: PINS) operates a visual discovery platform that helps people find ideas and inspiration for activities such as home improvement, cooking, fashion, travel and event planning. Users can discover, save and organize images and videos—known as Pins—on personalized boards and explore recommendations based on their interests.

The company also provides tools for businesses and creators to showcase products and content on the platform. Its advertising business includes promoted Pins and other advertising formats designed to help marketers reach users while they are discovering ideas, researching products and planning purchases.