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Pearson (PSON) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,070 -6.50 (-0.60%)
As of 07/4/2025

About Pearson Stock (LON:PSON)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,064.50
1,074.50
50-Day Range
1,048.96
1,218.50
52-Week Range
984.80
1,401
Volume
651,702 shs
Average Volume
5.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
£7.22 billion
P/E Ratio
20.74
Dividend Yield
2.15%
Price Target
GBX 1,310
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Pearson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

PSON MarketRank™: 

Pearson scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Pearson has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Pearson has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Pearson's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Pearson is 20.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Pearson is 20.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 21.78.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Pearson has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Pearson has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PSON.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pearson pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Pearson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Pearson is 44.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Pearson's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PSON.
  • News Sentiment

    Pearson has a news sentiment score of 1.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.28 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Pearson this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for PSON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Pearson insiders have sold 1,398.97% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £50,091.27 in company stock and sold £750,855.18 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.35% of the stock of Pearson is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    83.73% of the stock of Pearson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Pearson's insider trading history.
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PSON Stock News Headlines

Pearson plc (LON:PSON) Insider Annette Thomas Buys 348 Shares
Alison Dolan Acquires 1,001 Shares of Pearson plc (LON:PSON) Stock
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Sherry Coutu Acquires 1,016 Shares of Pearson plc (LON:PSON) Stock
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PSON Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Pearson's stock was trading at GBX 1,282 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PSON shares have decreased by 16.5% and is now trading at GBX 1,070.

Pearson plc (LON:PSON) issued its earnings results on Friday, February, 28th. The company reported $62.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Pearson had a net margin of 9.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.98%.

Shares of PSON stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pearson investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Pearson (PSO), Endologix (ELGX), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Athabasca Oil (ATH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/28/2025
Record date for 5/9 Dividend
3/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/9 Dividend
3/20/2025
Dividend Payable
5/09/2025
Today
7/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Publishing
Sub-Industry
Printing And Publishing
Current Symbol
LON:PSON
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
21,400
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 1,310
High Stock Price Target
GBX 1,450
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 1,170
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
20.74
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
0.83
Net Income
£346.29 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£3.52 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 61.16 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.49
Book Value
GBX 560.03 per share
Price / Book
1.91

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£7.22 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.31
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This page (LON:PSON) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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