4 Pinterest Analysts On Q3 Earnings: Why One Says Results Are 'Stronger Than Expected'

Pinterest Inc PINS reported on Thursday its third-quarter results, with almost flat monthly active users (MAUs) of 445 million. The company’s revenue grew 8% year-over-year to $685 million.

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Analyst Barton Crockett maintained a Neutral rating on the stock.

Pinterest's results “topped low expectations, and marked a constructive start for new CEO Bill Ready,” Crockett said in a note. “MAUs grew 11m in the quarter to 445M, the first double-digit rise since the pandemic,” he added.

“Trends seem poised for improvement, with a headwind from a change to Google's search algorithm being lapped in Nov. Apps, which drive monetization, had rising usage,” the analyst further mentioned.

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Analyst Mark Zgutowicz reiterated a Hold rating.

“We appreciated Bill Ready’s articulation last night of a renewed focus to engage its high-intent users in more shoppable actions,” Zgutowicz wrote in a note. “We were also pleased to hear of urgency in moving Pinterest’s ad tech stack up the competitive ladder, particularly with measurement utility that has long been lacking,” he added.

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Analyst Brad Erickson reiterated a Sector Perform rating while raising the price target from $23 to $24.

Pinterest’s third-quarter results were “solid,” Erickson said. “MAU's/engagement are going in the right direction, the company's providing strong disclosure on new commerce-related product development, optionality's increasing and management is off to a great start with investors,” he added.

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Analyst Brian Nowak maintained an Equal-Weight rating and a price target of $18.

The company results were stronger than expected and “management demonstrated early execution towards key initiatives,” Nowak stated in a note. “The turnaround will take time though, and a weaker 4Q guide combined with (potentially) rising consumer weakness into '23 create uncertainty and cause us to lower ests,” he added.

PINS Price Action: Shares of Pinterest had risen by 10.82% to $24.27 at the time of publication Friday.

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