Key Takeaways
- PINS shares have plummeted 69% in twelve months, currently hovering near $20.29
- First quarter revenue reached $1.01 billion, a 17.8% year-over-year increase that surpassed forecasts
- Platform user base expanded to 631 million monthly actives with improving monetization metrics
- Wall Street consensus leans toward “Hold” with a mean target price of $27.40
- Activist investor Elliott Management maintains a $1 billion stake; enterprise value-to-EBITDA ratio stands at 7.5x
Pinterest (PINS) shares are languishing around the $20 mark following a severe 69% decline over the trailing twelve months, as the social media platform has struggled to meet revenue growth expectations consistently.
That represents a significant correction. However, the company’s latest quarterly report offered some encouraging signals for shareholders.
PINS began Friday’s session at $20.29. The equity has fluctuated between a 52-week floor of $13.84 and a ceiling of $39.93. The 50-day moving average currently registers at $20.19.
The first-quarter earnings release on May 4th delivered $0.27 in earnings per share — exceeding Wall Street’s $0.22 consensus by $0.05. Top-line performance reached $1.01 billion, surpassing the $965.84 million projection and representing 17.8% annual expansion.
The platform’s monthly active user count climbed to 631 million, while average revenue per user continues trending upward as advertising budgets increasingly flow toward the service. The firm’s advertising infrastructure and Performance+ tracking system have emerged as critical catalysts.
Expansion hasn’t followed a smooth trajectory. Reduced expenditures from food and beverage marketers, followed by weakened Canadian revenue linked to tariff complications, have periodically constrained performance.
Top-Line Performance Finding Stability
Between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, annual revenue expansion averaged 16%. The baseline appears to have been 13%, recorded in early 2024. Subsequently, growth rates have demonstrated greater consistency.
Evercore’s Mark Mahaney characterized the Q1 performance as “an encouraging early proof point” that executive leadership’s approach — expanding the revenue foundation and accelerating Performance+ implementation — is “starting to translate into tangible results.”
Pinterest has exceeded revenue projections in seven of the previous nine reporting periods. The two shortfalls each measured below 1%.
Sixteen Wall Street firms currently assign PINS a Buy recommendation, eighteen recommend Hold, and one suggests Sell. The consensus price objective stands at $27.40.
Morgan Stanley elevated its projection from $27 to $30 while retaining an Overweight stance. TD Cowen increased its target from $36 to $38 with a Buy rating. Robert W. Baird adjusted its objective from $20 to $24 while maintaining Neutral.
Analysts anticipate earnings expanding several percentage points faster than revenue over the coming three years, with operating margins projected to reach slightly above 32% by 2029.
Valuation Metrics and Institutional Activity
At a 7.5x enterprise value-to-EBITDA multiple, PINS trades at approximately half the S&P 500’s valuation and beneath competitors Etsy and eBay, which both command multiples exceeding 10x.
Pacer Advisors expanded its holdings by 32.9% during the fourth quarter, currently controlling 2,951,421 shares valued at $76.4 million. Institutional ownership accounts for 88.81% of outstanding shares.
Elliott Management — the activist hedge fund led by Paul Singer — established a $1 billion position in Pinterest during early 2023. Elliott has demonstrated success with undervalued companies, including Southwest Airlines and Dexcom.
Corporate insiders have divested 171,112 shares during the past 90 days, totaling roughly $3.6 million. Insider Wanjiku Juanita Walcott disposed of 27,337 shares on May 29th at $20.46. Both transactions occurred through pre-established 10b5-1 trading arrangements.
Equity research professionals currently project Pinterest will generate $0.65 in earnings per share for the complete fiscal year.
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