Pinterest Launches Shoppable Roku Series and Acquires tvScientific for CTV Ads

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Pinterest is launching a shoppable TV partnership with Roku to premiere Bring My Pinterest to Life in March, enabling viewers to shop featured Pins and transition seamlessly to brand sites. The company also acquired CTV ad platform tvScientific to enable performance-based connected TV advertising, citing CEO Bill Ready.

1. Pinterest Leverages AI to Drive Growth

Pinterest reported 17% year-over-year revenue growth last quarter and sustains a forward P/E of roughly 12.5, underscoring its valuation appeal among growth investors. The platform has evolved from a digital vision board into an AI-powered discovery shopping engine: its visual search technology recognizes items in user-uploaded images and delivers direct e-commerce links. Meanwhile, the Performance+ advertising suite has boosted campaign ROI by enhancing targeting precision and identifying high-intent shoppers. With an $18 billion market capitalization and gross margins approaching 80%, Pinterest’s integration of AI into both user experience and ad monetization underpins a durable growth runway.

2. Roku Partnership Expands Shoppable TV Footprint

Pinterest is set to premiere “Bring My Pinterest to Life” this March via a partnership with Roku, marking its first original shoppable TV series. Produced by Drew Michael Scott, Caroline Vazzana and Tay BeepBoop Nakamoto, each episode will showcase Pinterest board inspirations transformed into real-world spaces, allowing viewers to click from the Roku interface directly to Pinterest boards or partner sites to purchase featured products. This initiative follows Pinterest’s acquisition of CTV performance-ad platform tvScientific and signals the company’s push to blend social discovery with outcome-based TV advertising, offering brands unified search, social and CTV metrics.

3. Institutional and Insider Activity Highlights Confidence

In the latest SEC filings, Donoghue Forlines LLC initiated a position of 61,534 Pinterest shares valued at approximately $1.98 million. Other institutional moves include a 45.6% stake increase by Empowered Funds LLC and a 138.9% boost by MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB. Insiders have sold 105,161 shares over the past three months, representing 7.06% of outstanding insider holdings; CFO Julia Brau reduced her stake by 4.05%, while director Wanjiku Walcott trimmed 19.73%. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with one Strong Buy, twenty-one Buy and eight Hold ratings and a consensus price target of $38.93, reflecting confidence in Pinterest’s strategic initiatives and monetization prospects.

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