{"id":198024,"date":"2022-08-02T13:57:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T11:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=198024"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:33:03","slug":"pinterest-investments-perilous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pinterest-investments-perilous\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinterest investments are looking perilous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation is not looking good for Pinterest stocks. The photo-sharing platform has reported missed earnings and zero user growth during the platform\u2019s most recent quarter. As has become a trend among other tech companies, Pinterest attributes its<strong> poor performance<\/strong> to the pandemic, a decline in search engine traffic, <a href=\"https:\/\/tik-tok.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"TikTok\">TikTok<\/a>\u2019s rise, and broader macroeconomic uncertainty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Pinterest\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/a9c71c20-9160-11e6-85fe-00163ec9f5fa\/2009682588\/pinterest-logo.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Pinterest<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pinterest isn\u2019t alone, however. Both Meta and SnapChat underwhelmed predictions and projections in terms of stock price. Unfortunately, Pinterest\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/investor.pinterestinc.com\/press-releases\/press-releases-details\/2022\/Pinterest-Announces-Second-Quarter-2022-Results\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Q2 results\">Q2 results<\/a> are well below Wall Street\u2019s estimates which were at $667 million. In reality, the company reported revenue being up 9% yearly, having only reached $665 million. In the words of the Wall Street Journal, this is the lowest revenue growth in the last two years. Additionally, the company reported a net loss of <strong>$43.1 million<\/strong> and adjusted earnings of 11 cents per share, down from 18 cents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, it warned investors that revenue growth for the third quarter would be in \u2018mid single digits\u2019. At the same time, analysts had previously predicted that the company would see revenue growth of around 12.7%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of monthly active users remained flat at 433 million, down 5% from the previous quarter. Even so, it was one of the few<strong> rays of hope <\/strong>amid otherwise troubling news, since analysts had predicted a bigger drop to 431 million. According to Pinterest&#8217;s letter to shareholders, &#8220;work still needs to be done&#8221; to grow its users, particularly in mature markets such as the U.S., Canada, and Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Pinterest-stocks-1024x566.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest popped 20 on earnings that weren\u2019t as terrible as expected\" class=\"wp-image-198036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Pinterest-stocks-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Pinterest-stocks-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Pinterest-stocks-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Pinterest-stocks-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Pinterest-stocks-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Pinterest-stocks.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok represents a broader shift in the <strong>market to video<\/strong> as a lead-in to e-commerce transactions, while Pinterest is primarily an image-based bookmarking service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Recommendation media&#8217; also replaces <strong>traditional social networks<\/strong> with creator-filled feeds that are driven by algorithms, rather than posts from friends. In an attempt to navigate this change, Pinterest has offered video creation tools to creators. This is reflected in the fact that 10% of the time spent on the platform is now spent watching videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the company&#8217;s analysts, it expects <strong>operating expenses<\/strong> to increase in Q3 by a low double-digit percentage as a result of a mid-September to October launch of a new global branding campaign. In addition, the company plans to continue investing in native content and creator initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this is your first exposure to the world of Pinterest, here\u2019s a comprehensive guide on what it is and how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Best Pinterest Tutorial\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/IMG_3687-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Best Pinterest Tutorial<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-use-pinterest\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-use-pinterest\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The situation is not looking good for Pinterest stocks. The photo-sharing platform has reported missed earnings and zero user growth during the platform\u2019s most recent quarter. As has become a trend among other tech companies, Pinterest attributes its poor performance to the pandemic, a decline in search engine traffic, TikTok\u2019s rise, and broader macroeconomic uncertainty.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pinterest-investments-perilous\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pinterest investments are looking perilous&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":198035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[2684],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-198024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionpinterest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323429,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198024\/revisions\/323429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198024"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=198024"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=198024"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=198024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}