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☆ Pinterest stock plunges following weak Q4 revenue guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on May 15, 2024. Pinterest shares plunged 15% on Thursday after the social media company provided soft guidance for its fourth-quarter revenue despite beating on the top and bottom lines with its third-quarter earnings. The midpoint of the fourth-quarter guidance, $1.135 billion, trailed analyst estimates of $1.143 billion. Pinterest said it had 537 million global monthly active users in the third quarter, topping analyst estimates of 532.6 million. Its total cost and expenses for the quarter were $904 million, up 17% compared with $768 million the previous year.

Persons: Bill Ready, Pinterest, Meta Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Amazon, Meta Locations: LSEG

☆ The Gen Z Gospel of Wealth: Manifesting on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sarah Perl, who goes by the TikTok handle @hothighpriestess, says she has a successful career and relationship because she manifested both. Many of her recent posts focus on manifesting love, and they're particularly aimed at young women who want romantic relationships with men. She's not just saying that to the universe; she's feeding the TikTok algorithm, which likely sends her content to other young women. "I view manifesting almost like the For You page: Where you put your attention is where your life will end up going." For Gen Z, the divide between the divine and the digital can be razor thin.

Persons: Sarah Perl, She's, journaling, Ariana Grande, Gen, Zers, Z, Gen Zers, Amy Wu, Wu, they're, Sydney Stanback, Stanback, Shanna Watkins, Watkins, affirmations, ChatGPT, Emily McDonald, TikTok, isn't Organizations: Dua, Survey Center, University of Queensland Locations: Los Angeles, Dua Lipa, Dallas, Australia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Visa, Starbucks, Salesforce, Lowe's and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Starbucks — The coffee house chain moved 1.6% lower after Jefferies downgraded the stock to underperform from hold and cut its price target. BioNTech — U.S.-listed shares of the German biotechnology company rose 2.7% on the heels of a Morgan Stanley upgrade to overweight from equal weight. Pinterest — The image sharing company rose more than 1% after Oppenheimer initiated coverage of the stock with an outperform rating. GE Vernova — Shares gained nearly 1% after Guggenheim initiated coverage of GE Vernova with a buy rating, saying that it is "still in the early stages of a multi-year improvement in profitability." Analyst Joseph Osha's $300 price target implies a roughly 19% increase from Monday's closing price for the stock.

Persons: Jefferies, Piper Sandler, Lowe's, Oppenheimer, Morgan Stanley, BioNTech, Joseph Osha's, —, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Sean Conlon, Jesse Pound, Fred Imbert Organizations: Thor Industries, Arlo Technologies, Visa, Bloomberg, Justice Department, Citi, Mastercard, Federal Reserve, GE, Guggenheim Locations: U.S, China, —

☆ How Pinterest became a secret weapon for a social-media marketer and boosted her revenue by $30,000 a month
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's what 23-year-old Kenda Laney thinks of when she reflects on the start of her career in social media. When Laney was later asked if she could look into Pinterest, which she only used for fun, she was intrigued. In July, about $29,000 of the $109,000 in revenue she made from these purchases was driven by Pinterest. AdvertisementFor creators who want to start using Pinterest, Laney advises them to do their due diligence on search-engine optimization, or SEO, for their content niche. "Hyperfocus on how your content is an answer to someone's question rather than just describing what your content is," Laney said.

Persons: Kenda Laney, Laney, Laney Media's, Pinterest Organizations: Service, Business, Laney Media, Pinterest Locations: Colorado

☆ See inside Pinterest's quirky Dublin office, which has a pub and a workspace resembling a Celtic forest
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Pinterest's Dublin office is extremely eye-catching, to say the least. The design reflects local culture and aims to spark creativity among employees. AdvertisementImagine walking into work, and it feels like you're traveling around Ireland — that's exactly what Pinterest's Dublin office is like. From having its own pub to a Celtic forest-themed workspace, it's more than just aesthetics; it's designed to reflect its local culture and spark creativity. Having a cool and quirky workplace is also a way for companies to get employees excited about working from the office.

Persons: —, it's Organizations: Service, Ireland —, Business Locations: Dublin, Ireland

☆ Pinterest shares tumble nearly 15% on weak guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, rings the opening bell at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 15, 2024. Pinterest shares sank about 15% when the company reported its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday and provided third-quarter guidance that was lower than analyst estimates. Pinterest said that it had 522 million global monthly active users (MAU) for the second quarter, topping analyst estimates of 520.1 million. Additionally, Pinterest reported second-quarter global average revenue per user (ARPU) of $1.64, in line with analyst estimates. However, the company's YouTube advertising sales were $8.66 billion during that period, coming in lower than analyst estimates of $8.93 billion.

Persons: Bill Ready, Pinterest, we're, Julia Brau Donnelly, Donnelly Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Analysts, ., U.S, U.S ., YouTube, Meta Locations: New York City, U.S, LSEG, Canada, Europe

☆ Cramer's Lighting Round: Pinterest is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: It's, ADMA Biologics, ADMA, it's, Suncor, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Suncor

☆ CEO says Pinterest's growth strategy centers on 'positivity' not 'engagement via enragement'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"When I came into Pinterest, one of the things I set out to do was prove a business model for social media centered on positivity rather than engagement via enragement," Ready said. Like its peers, Pinterest uses AI to improve on its recommendation selections, Ready said. According to Ready, Pinterest is also different from other platforms because its users are more engaged than those in older generations. Usually, he said, social media sites attract their most engaged cohorts early on. "Not only are we aging down, our most recent cohorts are nearly twice as engaged as cohorts from the years prior," he said.

Persons: Bill Ready, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Pinterest, Ready Organizations: Wednesday Locations: Pinterest, enragement

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer, Starbucks, Pfizer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Super Micro Computer — The server vendor dropped 15% after missing revenue expectations for its fiscal third quarter. However, Super Micro beat analysts' expectations for its adjusted earnings and hiked its revenue guidance for its fiscal 2024 year. Starbucks posted adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share on revenue of $8.56 billion. Pfizer now expects adjusted earnings of $2.15 to $2.35 per share for the full year, higher than its previous forecast of $2.05 to $2.25 per share. Yum Brands — The fast-food giant lost nearly 4% after it reported quarterly adjusted earnings and revenue that missed analysts' expectations.

Persons: Joseph Otting, —, Cowen, Skyworks, SiriusXM, Goldman Sachs, Powell, Estée Lauder —, Estée Lauder, Kraft Heinz, Pinterest's, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Hakyung Kim, Michelle Fox Organizations: New York Community Bank, Super Micro, Starbucks, Pfizer, Apple, Amazon Web Services, CVS, Powell Industries, Wall, LSEG, Brands, KFC, Pizza, Taco, JPMorgan Locations: Houston, Taco Bell's

☆ Pinterest shares soar 18% on earnings beat, strong revenue growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Pinterest popped 18% in extended trading Tuesday after the company reported first-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates and showed its fastest revenue growth since 2021. Pinterest reported 518 global monthly active users (MAUs) for the first quarter, up 12% year over year. In its first-quarter release, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready said the company is driving greater returns for advertisers because of its investments in AI and shoppability. Meta , Snap and Google parent Alphabet all reported first-quarter results last week that exceeded analysts' estimates for revenue. For its second quarter, Pinterest expects to report revenue between $835 million and $850 million, which equates to growth of 18% to 20% year over year.

Persons: Pinterest, MAUs, StreetAccount, Bill Ready Organizations: Digital

☆ Reddit investors shrug off hold rating, bid up stock another 15% as post-IPO rally continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Reddit's post-IPO rally continues, despite the company receiving a hold rating from a prominent analyst. Investors continue to rally behind Reddit despite New Street Research issuing a neutral rating on the company "after the stock goes to the moon," analysts wrote in a note that was published Tuesday. Investors expect such a deal "to be added soon," considering OpenAI CEO Sam Altman maintains a 9% stake in Reddit. It also recently entered into an expanded partnership with Google, allowing the search giant to access more Reddit data to train its AI models. Meanwhile, some Reddit users took to the company's various finance-related subreddits on Tuesday to discuss the company's rising shares since its IPO.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Sam Altman, Altman, Condé Nast, Reddit, Reddit's, I've, I'd, Dash Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, New, Research, Investors, Advance Magazine Publishers, Google, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, GameStop, Nasdaq, Trump Media & Technology Group Locations: New York City, Reddit's, Reddit, pontificating

☆ Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company's IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 21, 2024. Reddit shares were up 30% to $59.80 at the market's close on Monday. The social media company's stock has been rising ever since it went public last week and raised roughly $750 million from the IPO, of which the company brought in about $519 million. Reddit shares soared 48% when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker "RDDT," resulting in a number of moderators and users, known as Redditors, earning millions of dollars as a group. Reddit's IPO came the same week that Astera Labs shares skyrocketed 72% on the day that the data center hardware company made its public market debut on the Nasdaq.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Snoo, Sam Altman, Reddit, Lo Toney, Toney Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reddit's, Astera Labs, Nasdaq, Capital, CNBC Locations: New York

☆ Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Reddit shares jumped 48% in their debut on Thursday in the first initial public offering for a major social media company since Pinterest hit the market in 2019. Reddit and selling shareholders raised about $750 million from the offering, with the company collecting about $519 million. This year, Reddit said it plans to recognize roughly $66.4 million in revenue as part of its data licensing deals. Google has also entered into an expanded partnership with Reddit, allowing the search giant to obtain more access to Reddit data to train AI models and improve its products. "I hope they believe in Reddit and support Reddit," Huffman told CNBC in an interview on Thursday.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Lynn Martin, Reddit, Pinterest, Klaviyo, Pinterest's, it's, Alexis Ohanian, Huffman, Redditors, Sam Altman, Condé Nast, Altman's, Altman Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Astera Labs, Nasdaq, Meta, Google, Reddit, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Companies, CNBC, GameStop, Tencent, Advance Magazine Publishers Locations: New York, It's, Reddit

Reddit mascot rings the opening bell, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 21, 2024. Reddit, the 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums, priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the expected range. The offering brought in $519 million, according to a press release, and values the company at close to $6.5 billion. Reddit had planned to price the deal at $31 to $34 a share. Reddit sold 15.28 million shares in the offering, while existing shareholders sold another 6.72 million.

Persons: Reddit Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reddit Locations: New York City, U.S

Reddit is seeking a valuation of up to $6.5 billion in its upcoming IPO, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal was first to report on the expected range and valuation. Employees will be allowed to sell Reddit stock during the offering, the source added. Reddit had a private market valuation of $10 billion when it last raised a funding round of $1.3 billion in 2021, according to PitchBook. Reddit's IPO will represent the first major tech offering of the year and the first social media IPO since Pinterest's Wall Street debut in 2019.

Persons: Reddit, Sam Altman's, he'd, Altman, Condé Nast, Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman, Airbnb, OpenAI's, John Tuttle Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Tencent, Advance Magazine Publishers, Securities and Exchange Commission, Google, Reddit Locations: Los Angeles , California, Reddit

☆ Reddit reportedly seeks to launch IPO in March
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Social media platform Reddit has drawn up detailed plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in March, moving forward with a listing it has been eyeing for more than three years, according to people familiar with the matter. The offering would also test the willingness of some Reddit users to back the company's stock market debut. Reddit, which filed confidentially for its IPO in December 2021, is planning to make its public filing in late February, launch its roadshow in early March, and complete the IPO by the end of March, two of the sources said. It will decide on what IPO valuation it will pursue closer to the time of the listing, according to the sources. The company held back from pulling the IPO trigger until it came closer to profitability.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian, Reddit, Huffman Organizations: Facebook, GameStop, AMC Entertainment Holdings Locations: San Francisco

☆ Meta lets Amazon shoppers buy products on Facebook and Instagram without leaving the apps
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"For the first time, customers will be able to shop Amazon's Facebook and Instagram ads and check out with Amazon without leaving the social media apps," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. Amazon said last month that sales in its online ad business grew 26% from a year earlier in the third quarter to $12.06 billion. By partnering with Amazon, Meta can make it easier to allow shops to sell goods on Facebook and Instagram without creating custom storefronts on those apps. Meta provided some details about the new feature on Tuesday on a support page titled "Purchase with Amazon without leaving Facebook or Instagram." "You can check out with Amazon without leaving Facebook or Instagram, and experience more relevant ads."

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, that's, Stuart McMullin, Maurice Rahmey, Rahmey, —, Annie Palmer Organizations: Meta, Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn, CNBC Locations: Menlo Park , California, U.S, Pinterest

☆ Pinterest soars on rising Gen Z engagement, ad market rebound
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Samrhitha A | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Pinterest logo is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsOct 31 (Reuters) - Shares of Pinterest (PINS.N) surged 17% on Tuesday after a strong quarterly performance indicated that the image-sharing platform was riding a rebound in the advertising market and making inroads among the lucrative Gen Z. "Take the strong engagement trends as a sign that Pinterest may have found product-market fit with younger users which keeps the flywheel going," Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik said. At least 19 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, boosting the median to $35, per LSEG data. Shares were up 17% at $29.43, and the company was on track to add nearly $3 billion in market value if the gains held.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Bernstein, Mark Shmulik, Schmulik, Samrhitha, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Z, Wall Street, Meta, Google, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Pinterest surges after earnings. Why Jim Cramer sees the stock as a long-term winner
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday he believes in Pinterest 's (PINS) reinvention plan, pointing to the social media platform's strong third-quarter earnings report as evidence. "This is now going to be – along with [Instagram parent] Meta – a destination for you to advertise at," Cramer said. Pinterest's recent ad partnership with Amazon (AMZN) — which also is owned by Cramer's Trust — is "very smart," Cramer said. On Pinterest's earnings call Monday, Ready said the company is pleased with the Amazon partnership, which was announced in late April. He reiterated that Pinterest expects the "most meaningful" revenue impact to show up starting in early 2024.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Pinterest, Bill Ready, Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Ready Organizations: Meta, Trust, CNBC, Club, Facebook, Amazon, Cramer's Trust

☆ Pinterest stock rockets 18% after earnings beat, advertising outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pinterest stock rose more than 18% Tuesday after beating earnings estimates for the third quarter and assuaging concerns over potential ad revenue loss due to the Israel-Hamas war. The company posted an adjusted earnings per share of 28 cents, beating the LSEG estimate of 20 cents. Pinterest also soundly beat revenue expectations, reporting $763.2 million, versus analysts' estimates of $743.5 million. For much of earnings season, the market has been skittish toward companies reliant on ad revenue due to the unclear future effects of the Israel-Hamas war. Pinterest's mobile deep linking ad product was also a highlight, due to its more than 200% increase in the conversion rate, wrote the Barclays analysts.

Persons: Pinterest, Susan Li, Bill Ready, Gen, Morgan Stanley, Jonathan Vanian Organizations: Meta, Barclays, Citi, Pinterest, Shop, CNBC Locations: Israel

☆ Pinterest jumps on better-than-expected third-quarter results
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A banner for the online image board Pinterest Inc. hangs from the New York Stock Exchange on the morning Pinterest made its initial public offering, April 18, 2019. Pinterest reported third-quarter earnings on Monday that beat on the top and bottom lines. Here's how the company did:Revenue : $763.2 million vs. $743.5 million expected, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. : $763.2 million vs. $743.5 million expected, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. For the fourth quarter, Pinterest said it expects revenue growth of 11% to 13%.

Persons: Pinterest, Bill Ready, Susan Li, wouldn't, Brad Gerstner Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Meta, Company Locations: Israel

☆ Pinterest beats third-quarter revenue estimates on ad market recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Pinterest logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 30 (Reuters) - Pinterest (PINS.N) beat third-quarter revenue estimates on Monday, as a stabilizing digital advertising market helped draw marketers to the image-sharing platform ahead of the holiday season. Brokerages including Bernstein have been optimistic about the benefits from the partnership, saying it could drive up Pinterest's fourth-quarter revenue. The San-Francisco, California-based company's revenue rose 11% to $763.2 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with Wall Street estimates of $743.5 million, according to LSEG data. Global monthly active users (MAUs) on the image-sharing platform rose 8% to 482 million.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Bernstein, Bill Ready, Jaspreet Singh, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, Global, Magna, Thomson Locations: San, Francisco , California, Bengaluru

☆ Buy this social media platform with upside of more than 20%, HSBC says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analyst Mohammed Khallouf initiated coverage of the social media platform with a buy rating and a price target of $32.10. That target indicates that Khallouf thinks shares can rise 23.2% from Monday's close. Overall revenue also rose on an annualized basis in the first half of 2023, which Khallouf said was especially notable given smaller social media platforms struggled in the period. Pinterest's recent agreement to use Amazon for third-party advertisements should also improve monetization for the company, Khallouf noted. Shares rose marginally before the bell on Tuesday following the call.

Persons: Mohammed Khallouf, Khallouf, Bill Ready, Pinterest, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: HSBC Locations: Monday's

☆ This image sharing platform can jump more than 30% as it improves user engagement, analysts say in upgrades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pinterest is a buying opportunity for investors as it makes progress improving user engagement and monetization, Citi says. Citi analyst Ronald Josey upgraded shares to buy/high risk after coming out of the Analyst Day more confident the Pinterest can turn its business around. Pinterest shares popped 4.2% in Wednesday premarket trading. Citi was not the only Wall Street firm to upgrade Pinterest shares Wednesday. Davidson's Tom Forte raised his rating to buy from neutral after the company's latest analyst day spurred him to raise his forecasts.

Persons: Ronald Josey, Josey, Davidson's Tom Forte, Forte, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Citi Locations: D.A

☆ Pinterest shares rally after executives tell Wall Street that growth is reaccelerating
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pinterest shares rose as much as 5% and closed up 3% on Tuesday after company executives said they expect year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate following a slowdown in 2022 and 2023. Revenue growth was under 9% last year and analysts are projecting expansion of about 8% this year. In April, Pinterest announced an advertising partnership with Amazon . Pinterest stock is up 8% this year, trailing the Nasdaq's nearly 31% gain. WATCH: Pinterest's Amazon partnership will help the shopping experience, says venture capitalist Kamran Ansari

Persons: Pinterest, Ben Silbermann, Pinterest's, Bill Ready, Martha Welsh, Julia Donnelly, Donnelly, Kamran Ansari Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Google, Amazon

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