PINS short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Pinterest Inc shares valued at $3,584,272 were sold by Silbermann Benjamin on Aug 13 ’25. At $35.11 per share, Silbermann Benjamin sold 102,083 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Silbermann Benjamin purchased 102,083 shares, netting a total of over 3,584,274 in proceeds.

Before that, Silbermann Benjamin had sold 102,083 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,874,142, the Director traded Pinterest Inc shares for $37.95 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 102,083 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in a research note from Monness Crespi & Hardt on August 08, 2025, Pinterest Inc [PINS] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $46. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of June 03, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for PINS. Earlier on May 15, 2025, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for PINS stock which previously was a “a Peer perform”.

Analyzing PINS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Pinterest Inc [NYSE: PINS] rose 1.59% to $36.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $35.3893, but it reached a high of $36.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.20%. Over the course of the year, Pinterest Inc shares have jumped approximately 25.30%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $40.90 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $23.68 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Pinterest Inc (PINS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 35.69, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 35.04. In the upper region, resistance lies at 36.70. The next price resistance is at 37.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.06 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Pinterest Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Pinterest Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 4.56 million shares to 28.15 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 23.59 million shares. A jump of 16.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.5 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.5.

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In terms of Pinterest Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.38% from the previous closing price of $35.78. Analysts anticipate Pinterest Inc stock to reach 47 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked Pinterest Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 09, 2025, Wedbush assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $40.

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