NYSE: PINS

Pinterest (PINS) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$18.41−0.49 (−2.6%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Pinterest's week centers on international monetization momentum, with rising ARPU abroad helping narrow the gap with North America even as that gap remains wide. Coverage also noted the stock inching higher even as peer Meta pulled back 4% following a 32% monthly run tied to its Muse AI agent, with Pinterest and Snap moving in the opposite direction. Several insider transactions surfaced during the week, including sales by Pinterest's legal chief and a proposed sale tied to a director's family trust, alongside routine RSU tax withholding by an executive.

Shares closed at $18.41, down 2.6%, sitting below both the 50-day average of $21.84 and the 200-day average of $21.38, with the one-month return at -19.5% and the six-month return still positive at 3.7%. The GekkoIndex reads 65, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while price sits 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $20.78.

The next earnings date falls on 3 November 2026, 35 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter's report showed an EPS miss versus estimate and a -3.3% reaction. Options activity shows 5 unusual signals over the last 30 days, with call premium of $1,896,710 exceeding put premium of $651,160. Seasonality over 5 years shows a -4% average 20-day return from this point, with gains in just 1 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the current gap to fair value.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Pinterest price vs fair value

$20.78$18.41Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $18.41200-day averageGekko Fair Value $20.78

Pinterest quick facts

Market cap
$11.72B
P/E ratio
55.1
Forward P/E
8
EPS, TTM
$0.34
Revenue, TTM
$4.56B
Profit margin
5.5%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.89
Volume
8.81M avg 15.67M
1-year return
−45.0%
Typical daily move
±4.4%
Typical 20-day move
±7.9%
50-day average
$21.84
200-day average
$21.38
Next earnings
Nov 3 after close
Shares outstanding
492.2M
52-week range
$13.84$35.42

Pinterest swing-trade checklist

Pinterest scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $18.41 sits between the 50-day ($21.84) and 200-day ($21.38) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    65, Accumulation

    Reading 65 is in the Accumulation zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valuesupportive

    11.4% below

    Price is 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 5 unusual options signals.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 35 days

    Next report Nov 3, 2026, 35 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −4.0% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −4% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

    See seasonality

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Pinterest stock chart and price history

Pinterest closed at $18.41 on Sep 28, 2026, −45.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $13.84 to $35.42.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Pinterest share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$15$20$25$30$35NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep18.41

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−19.5%
3 months
−15.9%
6 months
+3.7%
1 year
−45.0%
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About Pinterest

Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform used around the world by people looking for ideas across everyday interests such as cooking, fashion, home design and craft projects. Users browse and save content through Pins, which can take the form of images, videos or product listings. The service applies visual machine learning to study what each user looks at and saves, then surfaces recommendations suited to their tastes.

The platform is built around this personalization engine, matching content to individual interests rather than a single feed for everyone. Its focus stays on helping people gather ideas and inspiration for personal projects and decisions, drawing on the breadth of Pins shared across the platform.

Pinterest traces back to 2008, when it was founded under the name Cold Brew Labs Inc., adopting its present name in April 2012. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker PINS.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Technology services
Industry
Internet software/Services
Website
pinterest.com

Pinterest GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Pinterest’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65, in the Accumulation zone, down 0.8 points over five sessions.

010065Accumulation

Down 0.8 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying59−3.0%−3.5%−1.5%+0.8%
Accumulation (current zone)255+0.4%+1.4%+1.1%+4.1%
Neutral318−0.1%−1.0%−2.2%−6.1%
Distribution38−1.8%−4.2%−4.8%−12.1%
Selling2Too few readings yet

Average PINS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Pinterest stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Pinterest trades 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $20.78, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Pinterest shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$20.78

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

11.4% Undervalued

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Pinterest insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Pinterest, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for PINS in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in PINS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Pinterest has been buying back its own shares.

Latest authorization
$3.50B, Mar 3, 2026
Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$2.02B
As a share of market cap
17.28%
Trailing four quarters
$4.67B

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

5signals, 74% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 11, $305K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

3of the funds Gekko tracks hold PINS.

1added0opened2trimmed1sold out
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Pinterest earnings: next date and track record

Pinterest reports on Nov 3, 2026, after the close (35 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±13.4%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−13.6%Nov ’24+20.1%Feb ’25+6.9%May ’25−10.2%Aug ’25−23.6%Nov ’25−19.2%Feb ’26+10.2%May ’26−3.3%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Pinterest reported a strong Q2 2026 with record MAUs (640M, +11% YoY), revenue exceeding $1B for the fourth consecutive quarter and 18% YoY revenue growth driven by strength in the U.S. & Canada (UCAN). Management emphasized three strategic priorities: building a differentiated visual search/discovery/shopping experience, centering AI across product and operations, and accelerating monetization via improved go-to-market and measurement. AI-driven product improvements (including performance+ campaigns and AI-optimized bidding integrated with advertisers’ measurement) contributed to stronger advertiser ROAS and broadened spend beyond the largest retailers into mid-market and SMB. Management highlighted Gen Z strength (now >50% of users) and continued user engagement growth (12 consecutive quarters of record users). The company raised its full-year 2026 EBITDA margin outlook to ~30% (from 29%) and reiterated profitability on a full-year GAAP net income basis. Management communicated confidence in AI cost-management (mix of proprietary, open-source and select closed models, model routing layer, GPU investments) and noted ongoing stock repurchases (~$2B at $18 average) which reduced net dilution. International growth is moderating as the company shifts its go-to-market approach in EMEA and RoW, and management characterized some near-term FX and event timing impacts (Prime Day, World Cup) on sequential comparisons. Overall tone was confident and forward-looking, with Q&A answers direct and detailed on AI, monetization, measurement and cost discipline.
Guidance
Q3: Management indicated the high end of Q3 guidance range is consistent with Q2 results after adjusting for an approximate 3-point sequential impact from foreign currency, Prime Day timing and World Cup spend. Full-year 2026 EBITDA margin raised to ~30% (from prior 29%). Expectation to be profitable on a full-year GAAP net income basis. Stock-based comp dollars and YoY growth expected to step down starting Q3 (no specific SBC guidance).
Risks flagged
International growth moderating and execution risk in expanding the UCAN playbook globally; currency headwinds and event timing (Prime Day/World Cup) affecting quarter-to-quarter comparisons; elevated stock-based compensation in Q2 (annual grant timing) though expected to step down; dependence on advertisers adopting advanced measurement and post-click attribution changes; competition in AI/search and the need to continue monetizing existing commercial intent (5x clicks without 5x revenue); dependency on efficient AI/compute management and potential cost pressures if model choices or routing are not optimized.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 4, 2026−$0.04
est $0.04
−200.0%$1.18B
est $1.15B
+2.7%−3.3%
May 4, 2026$0.27
est $0.22
+22.7%$1.01B
est $965.8M
+4.3%+10.2%
Feb 12, 2026$0.67
est $0.66
+1.5%$1.32B
est $1.33B
−0.8%−19.2%
Nov 4, 2025$0.38
est $0.42
−8.7%$1.05B
est $1.05B
0.0%−23.6%
Aug 7, 2025$0.33
est $0.35
−6.7%$998.2M
est $974.9M
+2.4%−10.2%
May 8, 2025$0.23
est $0.26
−9.9%$855.0M
est $846.5M
+1.0%+6.9%
Feb 6, 2025$0.56
est $0.65
−13.8%$1.15B
est $1.14B
+1.2%+20.1%
Nov 7, 2024$0.40
est $0.34
+17.6%$898.4M
est $896.9M
+0.2%−13.6%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Pinterest stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Pinterest is $29.05, +57.8% from the last close, from 23 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$29.05consensus 12-month target, +57.8% from the last close
Low $24High $38
Buy11
Hold12
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 23 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Aug 20BernsteinBuy, maintained$28+52.1%
Aug 6J.P. MorganHold, maintained$27+46.7%
Aug 6Roth MKMHold, maintained$25+35.8%
Aug 6Wells FargoBuy, reiterated$31+68.4%
Aug 6CitiHold, maintained$27+46.7%
+1.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−4.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Pinterest seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Pinterest averaged −4.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−9.9%2021−5.6%2022−9.9%2023−0.3%2024+5.8%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.8%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.3%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+4.1%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−4.0%1 of 5
Next 30 trading days−4.6%1 of 5

For scale, PINS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.9%.

Pinterest market cap and key statistics

Pinterest’s market cap is $11.72B, with a P/E ratio of 55.1 and revenue of $4.56B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$11.72B
P/E ratio
55.1
Forward P/E
8
EPS, TTM
$0.34
Gekko Fair Value
$20.78

Trading

Volume
8.81M
Avg volume, 20 days
15.67M
52-week high
$35.42
52-week low
$13.84
Shares outstanding
492.2M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.56B
Profit margin
5.5%
Return on equity
6.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−84.6%

Risk and income

Beta
0.89
Typical daily move
±4.4%
Typical 20-day move
±7.9%

Pinterest peers

Pinterest’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
GOOGLAlphabet+0.6%Neutral7.1% above
GOOGAlphabet+0.5%Neutral7.4% above
METAMeta Platforms−4.6%Neutral22.3% above
NFLXNetflix−3.2%Accumulation28.2% below
SPOTSpotify Technology−1.9%Accumulation10.3% above
MSTRStrategy−0.4%Neutral3.3% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Pinterest stock FAQ

What is Pinterest’s market cap?

Pinterest’s market cap is $11.72B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $18.41, with 492.2M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 55.1.

What is the Pinterest stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Pinterest is $29.05, +57.8% from the last close. Of the 23 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 11 rate it a buy, 12 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Pinterest stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Pinterest is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $18.41 is 11.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $20.78. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Pinterest report earnings next?

Pinterest is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, after the market closes (35 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.50 per share on revenue of $1.21B. Pinterest beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 13.4% on average across the report.

What is Pinterest’s 52-week high and low?

Pinterest’s 52-week high is $35.42 and its 52-week low is $13.84; it closed at $18.41 on Sep 28, 2026, −45.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $66.00 on Oct 20, 2021.

Is Pinterest stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Pinterest?

Gekko flagged 5 unusual options signals in Pinterest over the last 30 days, with $1.90M of flagged premium in calls and $651K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 11, 2026 with $305K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

How this page works

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