Group 1: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) - AMD creates computer chips for consumer PCs, game consoles, and advanced AI workloads in data centers, with growth in the data center market expected to drive stock prices higher [3][4] - Revenue growth accelerated, with a 24% year-over-year increase in Q4 2024, and data center revenue nearly doubling to a record $12.6 billion [4] - CEO Lisa Su anticipates significant revenue from data center AI chips, projecting tens of billions in the coming years [5] - Client segment revenue reached a record $7.1 billion in 2024, up 52% year-over-year, driven by demand for AMD's Ryzen processors [6] - AMD's stock trades at 19 times this year's earnings estimate, with analysts expecting earnings to grow at an annualized rate of 29%, potentially doubling the stock in three years [7] Group 2: Pinterest - Pinterest has shown an impressive turnaround, with analysts expecting strong earnings growth while trading at just 14 times this year's earnings [8] - Revenue grew 19% to $3.6 billion in 2024, indicating potential for stock doubling within five years [9] - The platform has 553 million monthly active users, with a focus on high buyer intent, enhancing its attractiveness to advertisers [10] - Average revenue per user in the U.S. and Canada improved by 11% year-over-year in Q4 2024, aided by a partnership with Amazon [10] - Analysts project Pinterest's earnings to grow at an annualized rate of 28% over the next several years, which could double the stock value in five years [12]

Meta Platforms (META) and Pinterest (PINS) are well-known social commerce providers. Social commerce is a subset of e-commerce, which essentially means using social media platforms to promote and sell products or services. It helps businesses, particularly small and medium-sized, to interact with customers directly, thereby improving reach, engagement and conversion rates. For customers, social commerce not only helps in discovering products but also complete the entire purchase journey without leaving the ...

The recent stock market correction has offered attractive deals for long-term investors. One industry that is turning up great values is social media.Concerns about a slow advertising market have brought valuations for leading platforms down to tempting levels. If you have less than $200 to invest, you can easily afford at least one share of the following leaders.Reddit (RDDT -10.48%) and Pinterest (PINS -6.27%) both entered 2025 with great momentum, yet their stocks have fallen well off recent highs. Here' ...

I only buy strong businesses. I only buy them when they're cheap. Backgrounds in economics, philosophy, government, data. I started my investing journey with a fairly concentrated portfolio of Canadian dividend payers in the telecom, pipeline and banking industries. I have moved forward through different industries including payments, US regional banking, Chinese and Brazilian equities, REITs, technology companies and a few other emerging market opportunities, as well as microcap through to megacap range. I ...

Group 1: Meta Platforms - Meta Platforms is a leading digital advertising platform with significant user engagement through its apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, leveraging AI to enhance advertising effectiveness [2][3] - The company reported a 6% increase in ad impressions and a 14% rise in average ad price in the last quarter, showcasing its strong monetization capabilities with an ARPU of $14.25 [2][3] - Meta's new platform, Threads, is rapidly growing, adding approximately 1 million users daily, with projections of reaching 320 million monthly active users by the end of 2024 [4] Group 2: Pinterest - Pinterest operates an online vision board with over 550 million monthly active users, predominantly female, and has a strong international presence [6] - The company has been enhancing its platform to be more shoppable, introducing features like in-app checkout and AI recommendations, and partnering with Amazon [7] - Pinterest aims to close the ARPU gap with competitors, particularly in its rest-of-world market, which constitutes 56% of its MAUs but had an ARPU of only $0.19 last quarter [8] Group 3: Netflix - Netflix remains the leader in the streaming media sector, continuing to grow its subscriber base while phasing out lower-tier subscription plans [9] - The company is focusing on ad-supported subscription tiers, with 55% of new signups in ad-supported countries opting for this option last quarter [10] - Netflix is expanding its ad offerings, including ads for live events, which could enhance its revenue streams as it builds its ad-supported user base [11] Group 4: Adobe - Adobe is a leader in creative software and digital marketing solutions, with a solid revenue growth of 10% last quarter [12][13] - The company is at the forefront of AI with its Adobe Firefly generative AI models, which enhance creative processes [13] - Adobe's future growth potential lies in monetizing its AI solutions more effectively, moving towards a subscription model rather than a credit-based system [14][15]

To start 2025, I placed Pinterest (PINS -4.10%) on my list of top stocks to buy.*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 23, 2025. The video was published on March 25, 2025. ...

Pinterest Inc (NYSE:PINS) stock is 4.3% higher in premarket trading, after Guggenheim raised its rating from "neutral" to "buy" and increased the price target from $39 to $40. The analyst cited PINS' recent pullback as an attractive entry point for investors, highlighting the company's ongoing global user growth and monetization potential.The equity has struggled of late, shedding 25.7% over the past nine months. However, last week saw Pinterest stock snap a five-week losing streak, as it continues to benef ...

While the stock market volatility over the past month hasn't been all that great for many investors' portfolios, it has helped in one regard. This recent sell-off has pushed the stock prices of several quality technology companies into bargain territory.Market corrections -- declines of 10% or more -- are quite common and nothing to panic over. The opportunities they can create for long-term investors generally make up for the short-term anxiety. Let's look at three great tech stocks now trading at more bar ...

Company Performance - Pinterest's stock closed at $32.07, reflecting a +0.38% change, which underperformed compared to the S&P 500's gain of 0.64% [1] - Over the past month, Pinterest shares have declined by 17.8%, which is worse than the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 11.22% and the S&P 500's loss of 7.69% [2] - Analysts expect Pinterest to report an EPS of $0.25, representing a 25% increase year-over-year, with revenue projected at $847.24 million, indicating a 14.49% increase compared to the same quarter last year [3] Annual Estimates - For the full year, earnings are forecasted at $1.82 per share and revenue at $4.28 billion, reflecting increases of +41.09% and +17.29% respectively compared to the previous year [4] Analyst Sentiment - Recent modifications to analyst estimates for Pinterest are crucial as they reflect short-term business trends, with positive revisions indicating confidence in the company's performance [5] - The Zacks Rank system, which assesses these estimate changes, currently ranks Pinterest at 3 (Hold) [7] Valuation Metrics - Pinterest has a Forward P/E ratio of 17.57, which is lower than the industry average of 27.15, and a PEG ratio of 0.52, compared to the Internet - Software industry's average PEG ratio of 2.04 [8] Industry Context - The Internet - Software industry, part of the Computer and Technology sector, holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 120, placing it in the top 48% of over 250 industries [9]

Pinterest Inc. PINS is on the verge of forming a Golden Cross — a bullish technical signal that occurs when the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) rises above the 200-day SMA.While the stock has been in a downtrend, falling nearly 19% in the past month, buying pressure is beginning to emerge. This shift in momentum suggests Pinterest stock could be setting up for a bullish breakout. Chart created using Benzinga ProRead Also: Pinterest’s AI ‘Taste Graph’ Expands 75% As Meta-Rival Hits First $1 Billion Revenu ...