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PINS

Pinterest, Inc.

Sector: telecomInternet Content & InformationNYSEMarket Cap: $12.00B

Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) operates a visual discovery and bookmarking platform for ideas, with its strongest political signal being concentrated congressional trading activity, including 10 purchases and 3 sales by Rep. K000389 and large sales by Rep. M001157 over the last 12 months.

Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
35/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat PINS does

Pinterest is a visual discovery engine where users find ideas and save them as Pins. Its revenue is primarily generated through advertising, where businesses pay to promote Pins and reach users based on their interests. The company monetizes user engagement by providing targeted ad placements and shopping features.

12 months past · 3 months futurePINS activity timeline

$40$28$15 JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · May 18 $39.17 hi $15.42 lo $20.22 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 0 BILLS 29 Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R) · Sale · 2026-02-20Michael T. McCaul (R) · Sale · 2026-01-29Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-27Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-28Julia Letlow (R) · Sale · 2025-12-16Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-11-18Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-11-05Michael T. McCaul (R) · Sale · 2025-10-27Michael T. McCaul (R) · sale · 2025-10-27Michael T. McCaul (R) · purchase · 2025-08-11Michael T. McCaul (R) · Purchase · 2025-08-11Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-08-12Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-08-08Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-08-04Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-08-12Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-08-07Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-08-04Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-08-07Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-08-08Michael T. McCaul (R) · purchase · 2025-07-30Michael T. McCaul (R) · Purchase · 2025-07-30Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-07-15Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-07-15Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-06-26Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-06-10Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-06-10Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-06-26 S.98 · enacted · 2026-05-11HR.187 · enacted · 2025-12-26HR.301 · reported · 2026-03-05HR.227 · committee · 2026-04-28HR.1681 · committee · 2026-04-21HR.1343 · committee · 2026-04-21HR.261 · committee · 2026-02-12HR.2503 · committee · 2025-09-03HR.1765 · committee · 2025-07-15HR.1737 · committee · 2025-06-24 MARKUP · Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on · 2026-05-19MARKUP · Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Inve · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health · 2026-05-20
Congress
buy sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days · 27 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 10 past bill actions · 4 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsPINS federal contracts

PINS doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Politicians Trading PINSMembers of Congress with recent PINS positions

4 politicians traded PINS across 66 disclosed transactions totaling $883K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just PINS). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading PINS

2026-02-20 Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann R-Tennessee · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29 Michael T. McCaul R-Texas · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-27 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-28 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2024-10-23 Julia Letlow R-Louisiana · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 447d late
2025-12-16 Julia Letlow R-Louisiana · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-18 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-05 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-27 Michael T. McCaul R-Texas · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000
2025-10-27 Michael T. McCaul R-Texas · house sale $15,001 - $50,000
2025-08-11 Michael T. McCaul R-Texas · house purchase $15,001 - $50,000
2025-08-11 Michael T. McCaul R-Texas · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-03-23

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

18
stock awards · $69.9M market value
2026-04-10 Madrigal Matthew Chief Technology Officer AWARD 678,885 sh $12.0M
2026-04-10 Ready William J Chief Executive Officer AWARD 656,456 sh $11.6M
2026-04-10 Brau Donnelly Julia Chief Financial Officer AWARD 408,028 sh $7.2M
2026-04-10 Walcott Wanjiku Juanita Chief Legal & Bus Affairs Ofc. AWARD 291,781 sh $5.1M
2026-04-07 Acosta Andrea Chief Accounting Officer AWARD 24,252 sh $441K
2026-03-05 Brown Claude Leonard Chief Business Officer AWARD 56,303 sh $1.1M
2026-02-16 Steelman Kecia Director AWARD 25,940 sh $400K
2026-02-16 Steelman Kecia Director AWARD 25,940 sh $400K
For PINS, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting PINSLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere PINS sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No lobbying spend ($0), no federal contracts, no donations. EVIDENTIARY: Active congressional trading with 10 purchases by one representative (K000389) and 3 sales by another (M001157) over 12 months, but no corporate insider buys in 180 days (get_corporate_insider_signal.total_buys: 0). Net: Evidentiary trading activity offset by lack of structural influence and insider alignment.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • General telecom/data privacy regulations
    FTC, FCC
    "Recent bill_impacts array shows 8 telecom bills with small but non-zero impact_ratios, indicating regulatory attention."

Regulatory opportunities

  • No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

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Frequently AskedAbout PINS & political exposure

Does Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Pinterest, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Has Congress traded PINS stock?
110 congressional trades by 8 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-02-20. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is PINS political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track PINS political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. PINS data is updated daily from these official federal sources.