We Compiled the Most Important Facts About Pinterest

By Emilio Sanchez • Thursday, August 17 09:50 • Permanent Link

Shares of Software company Pinterest jumped 4.3% today. With many investors piling into PINS without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Pinterest has moved 21.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 4.0%
PINS has an average analyst rating of buy and is -14.51% away from its mean target price of $31.98 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $-0.44
Pinterest has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -62.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.14 and its forward P/E ratio is 24.0
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 6.8 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Pinterest is part of the Technology sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 27.16 and an average P/B of 6.23
The company has a free cash flow of $411.32 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Pinterest, Inc. operates as a visual discovery engine in the United States and internationally. The company's engine allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; provides video, product, and idea pins; and offers organizing and planning tools. It shows organic recommendations and advertising engine based on pinners tastes and preferences; and enables pinners with shoppable product pins, which include price, color, and size that redirect to retailer websites. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc. and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc. in April 2012. Pinterest, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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