Q2 2026 Earnings Forecast for Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) Issued By Zacks Research

Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Pinterest in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pinterest’s FY2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. Pinterest had a net margin of 5.75% and a return on equity of 6.94%. The company had revenue of $853.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $848.75 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.04) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $45.00 price target on shares of Pinterest in a report on Friday, September 13th. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Pinterest in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Pinterest from $49.00 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Pinterest in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $41.00 price objective on shares of Pinterest in a report on Monday, October 7th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.32.

Pinterest Stock Down 0.5 %

PINS opened at $33.98 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.54. The stock has a market cap of $23.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 161.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.01. Pinterest has a 12 month low of $23.59 and a 12 month high of $45.19.

Institutional Trading of Pinterest

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Leibman Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 0.9% during the second quarter. Leibman Financial Services Inc. now owns 31,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 1.1% during the second quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 30,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 0.7% during the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 56,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares during the last quarter. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 1.6% during the second quarter. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 23,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,022,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Pinterest by 113.4% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. 88.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Pinterest news, CFO Donnelly Julia Brau sold 30,280 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.72, for a total value of $990,761.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 297,351 shares in the company, valued at $9,729,324.72. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 7.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc operates as a visual search and discovery platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc in April 2012.