Pinterest (PINS-N)

It is an interesting name. It is very focused on particular interest groups in the social media space. It did well during the pandemic and has pulled back. He does not think it will gain market share from the other social media companies. He would prefer FB-Q or GOOG-Q.

It's surged from $34 to $84 since the TikTok deal collapsed, and now trades at 20x sales--one of the priciest stocks around. He'd like Microsoft to buy Pinterest. PINS benefits from a shift to kinder social media, post-Trump.

Likes the product. Concern is one of scale. How much bigger can it be, and how compelling is the product? Likes the cyclical aspect of increased ad revenues. Better ways to get access to those revenues, such as Google or a media content library owner.

Was up 9% today. Like Snap, its young users are driving this app and stock. Stuck at home, kids heavily use apps like Pinterest now, to spend their time.

Add to my position? Lacks an impressive history of ROI, so he doesn't even follow it. PINS doesn't even have a profit. Interesting that the stock shot up in July, which is a bullish signal and a good sign. In the high-$30s/low-$40s, add to your position.

He's looked at it a few times. The topline is growing nicely and losing less money year-over-year. Its revenue comes from advertising and he's never made money as an investment in companies with ad-based revenue models. He expects PINS to be taken out at some point, either Google or Facebook.

PINS completed its initial public offering and now trades under the ticker symbol PINS on the New York Stock Exchange. Pinterest describes itself as the place people (mostly women) go to discover ideas about just anything you can imagine.