PINSPinterest, Inc. Class A Common Stock — stock analysis & sentiment

At $24.44, Pinterest sits well below its 52-week high of $39.93 and roughly 77% above the 52-week low of $13.84. That range — a high nearly three times the low — describes a stock that has covered a lot of ground over the past year, and the current price sits in the lower-middle of it, closer to the bottom than the top.

The market values the business at about $13.7 billion. Trailing earnings put the stock at roughly 51 times profits, while the forward multiple is about 11 — a wide gap that reflects expectations of considerably higher earnings ahead rather than anything visible in the trailing figures. Price to book runs near 4.9. Underlying profitability is thin relative to that trailing multiple: a net margin of about 7.6% on revenue growing roughly 17.8% year over year, so the company converts a modest share of its top line into profit while that top line expands at a double-digit pace. A beta of 0.89 puts its typical movement slightly below the broader market's.

Recent coverage divides between company-specific items and broader market roundups. The company-specific news centers on insider selling — co-founder and director Benjamin Silbermann sold $2.1 million of stock in July, reported in two separate items, one of which noted shares were down 37%. The remainder is sector and screening commentary in which Pinterest appears alongside other names: social media stocks framed as bargains, lists of cheap or high-growth candidates, a note on companies that reduced share counts in the first quarter, and a market wrap led by news about Snap. That mix means much of the flow reflects where Pinterest is being grouped by commentators rather than developments at the company itself.