Pinterest (PINS) has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.65, indicating a strong buy, based on the recommendations of 31 brokerage firms. Among these, 20 analysts rated it as Strong Buy and 2 as Buy, representing 64.5% and 6.5% of all recommendations, respectively. Despite this, the consensus estimate for Pinterest’s current year earnings has declined by 0.3% to $1.43, resulting in a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) for the company.
Brokerage recommendations tend to be overly optimistic due to vested interests, often failing to direct investors effectively toward stocks likely to appreciate. Therefore, while the ABR suggests a positive outlook, the declining earnings estimates indicate possible downward pressure on the stock in the near term.
