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