When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Pinterest (PINS) .Pinterest currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.60, on ...

Shares of digital pinboard site Pinterest (PINS -0.60%) experienced a resurgence in the past few months. The stock hit a 52-week high of $41.60 in February.That's a dramatic turnaround from the 52-week low of $20.60 reached last May. The company's growth in both monthly active users (MAUs) and revenue last year helped to drive the stock price reversal.Since then, shares have retreated from its February high. But does this signal a buy opportunity?To make a decision whether to snatch up Pinterest stock, it's ...

Reddit (RDDT -3.92%) just went public in the most anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of 2024 so far, creating a new option for investors who want social media exposure in their portfolio. While there's a lot to like about Reddit, fellow social media stock Pinterest (PINS -1.15%) looks like an attractive investment as well and could be more appropriate for certain investors.With that in mind, here's a rundown of the key metrics and stats investors should know about both of these. Social media is an ex ...

Rich Polk With markets soaring, it is time to take another look at Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) given the recent underperformance. The company has executed strongly over the past year, capitalizing on AI tailwinds as well as integrating third party advertisements into its platform. Management has guided for solid double-digit top-line growth over the next few years, which may be enough to justify the premium valuation. Given the rising valuations all around, I hesitantly feel comfortable about upgrading PINS t ...

Justin Sullivan Investment Thesis Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) recently saw a month in stock gains erased in the wake of its Q4 earnings report. Nevertheless, the report was actually quite solid (despite a revenue miss), with the guide confirming an ongoing revenue acceleration that has apparently not been appreciated, with stronger growth than the Q4 estimates had expected. Given this trend of ongoing expected reasonably strong growth (mid to high teens expected CAGR in combination with some operating margin ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Pinterest (PINS) .Pinterest currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.60, on ...

The most recent trading session ended with Pinterest (PINS) standing at $34.07, reflecting a -1.53% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.29%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.35%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.3%.Shares of the digital pinboard and shopping tool company have depreciated by 3.41% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 3.61% an ...

Pinterest (PINS) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Over the past month, shares of this digital pinboard and shopping tool company have returned -3.4%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.4% change. During this period, the Zacks Internet - Software industry, which Pinterest falls in, has gained 2.4%. The key question now is: What could be the ...

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