Pinterest Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:PINS)

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) saw unusually large options trading on Friday. Stock investors bought 17,657 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 23% compared to the typical volume of 14,328 put options.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Benjamin Silbermann sold 93,750 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.43, for a total value of $2,009,062.50. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Julia Donnelly sold 59,096 shares of Pinterest stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.48, for a total value of $1,387,574.08. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 817,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,192,763.32. This trade represents a 6.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 692,877 shares of company stock valued at $14,733,501. Corporate insiders own 8.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in Pinterest by 271.1% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 5,988,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,831,000 after acquiring an additional 4,375,000 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 15.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,848,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,254,000 after buying an additional 779,998 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Pinterest by 300.4% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,398,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,084,000 after buying an additional 3,299,884 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,014,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,624,000 after buying an additional 401,619 shares during the period. Finally, Senvest Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Senvest Management LLC now owns 3,594,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,925,000 after buying an additional 175,000 shares during the period. 88.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Pinterest Price Performance

Shares of PINS stock opened at $19.37 on Friday. Pinterest has a 12-month low of $13.84 and a 12-month high of $34.12. The company has a quick ratio of 3.81, a current ratio of 3.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $20.64 and a 200-day moving average of $20.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.90.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.03). Pinterest had a return on equity of 6.39% and a net margin of 3.81%. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.38 earnings per share. Pinterest’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Pinterest will post 0.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Pinterest News

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on PINS. Guggenheim dropped their target price on shares of Pinterest from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Pinterest from $31.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of Pinterest from $30.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Pinterest from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $26.50.

About Pinterest

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.