Pinterest vs Snap
PINS and SNAP side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PINS and SNAP compare
Pinterest is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Snap ($11.0B against $9.0B).
Pinterest grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.4% versus 12.6% for Snap).
Pinterest keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.8% compared with −4.9% at Snap.
Pinterest scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for Snap), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PINS | SNAP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $11.0B | $9.0B |
| Share price | $19.36 | $5.34 |
| Change, 1 year | −41.0% | −31.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −58.1% | −90.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.38 | 1.65 |
| Employees | 5,265 | 5,261 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 77.4× | – |
| P/S | 2.3× | 1.4× (better) |
| P/B | 3.5× (better) | 4.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 41.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 8.7× (better) | 12.8× |
| FCF yield | 11.5% (better) | 7.8% |
| Fair value | $13.44 | $9.01 |
| Margin of safety | −44.0% | 40.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.4% (better) | 12.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.1% (better) | 18.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −91.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −91.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 79.0% (better) | 57.3% |
| Operating margin | 4.2% (better) | −5.1% |
| Net margin | 3.8% (better) | −4.9% |
| FCF margin | 27.0% (better) | 11.1% |
| Return on equity | 4.5% (better) | −15.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.4% (better) | −9.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.83 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | −2.2× |
| Current ratio | 4.28 (better) | 2.94 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.12 (better) | −0.64 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 23.0% (better) | 9.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 23.0% (better) | 9.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.0% | 37.4% |
| Held by insiders | 9.4% | 5.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.7M (better) | −$110M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.8% | 6.3% |
Go deeper
- PINS stock overview
- PINS income statement
- PINS valuation and score
- SNAP stock overview
- SNAP income statement
- SNAP valuation and score
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