Pinterest is a visual search engine beloved by millions of loyal monthly users – over 200 million to be more precise. From recipes to fashion to home decor – you can spend hours browsing Pinterest finding amazing little nuggets to help you with your life, your health, your job, and much more.
If you’re an avid user of Pinterest, you may very well be interested in purchasing Pinterest stock, which would give you ownership rights to the company.
Currently, Pinterest is still a private company, and there is no Pinterest stock symbol or shares to invest in yet.
The good news is there is a high chance the company will be going public in 2019, and you’ll be able to buy stock in Pinterest at that time.
When Pinterest does its initial public offering (IPO) you will then have the opportunity to purchase shares in the visual search engine.
It’s never too early to start planning for the Pinterest IPO, and learning about investing in general; this page can help you prepare.
Read more about the future Pinterest IPO and what to do to prepare.
Over time, this page will be updated with information regarding the Pinterest IPO date. You can also find links to news articles surrounding the Pinterest IPO, as well as how (and whether you should) buy shares of stock in Pinterest when it completes its initial public offering.
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When will there be a Pinterest IPO?
It seems the Pinterest IPO will take place around the second quarter of 2019.
How do we know this?
CNBC reported that Pinterest is, “targeting a public market debut in the second quarter of 2019.”
USA Today reported, “the social media company is finally approaching $1 billion in ad revenue as it pushes toward an IPO in mid-2019, according to people familiar with the matter.”
It seems that sources familiar with the matter are saying the IPO will be around the second quarter 2019, so that’s the target period for now.
Should you invest in the Pinterest IPO?
I was a financial advisor for 8 years, and clients would often ask me about investing in IPOs. When Facebook went public, I was bombarded with questions during client meetings about investing in Facebook.
My answer then was that IPOs are hype, and there is nothing wrong with waiting a year to learn more about the company and how it performs.
I still share this same mantra.
However…
I want investors to become owners of companies they admire, believe in, and love. I guess if Pinterest is in this category and you want to invest, it’s up to you; I just think waiting a year is always best with IPOs.
Pinterest’s financials
Pinterest is a private company, so we have limited information regarding their financial situation.
We do have the following information which has been reported:
- Valuation = $13 billion – 15 billion (Source: CNBC)
- 2018 Projected Ad Revenue = $1 billion (Source: CNBC)
- 2017 Sales = $500 million (Source: San Francisco Business Times)
Below you can see a history of Pinterest revenue and monthly active users.
Below you can see the valuation of Pinterest since 2011.
Will you invest in the Pinterest IPO?
I’ve always been one to let the speculators do their thing when a company launches as an IPO, and let the dust settle before making any firm decisions about a company’s future profitability.
That doesn’t mean I’m right, and that you can’t make money buying Pinterest stock when it launches on the market. I’m just more conservative and it takes more history and knowledge of a company’s performance for me to pull the trigger and invest.
But, what do you think?
When will we see a Pinterest stock symbol?
Are you bullish on investing in Pinterest?
Are you looking forward to a Pinterest IPO?
I’m interested in hearing your thoughts in the comments below!
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