LON:PSON - Pearson Share Price, Forecast & News

Pearson trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "PSON."

Pearson announced a dividend on Friday, July 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th will be given a dividend of GBX 6 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 15th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Pearson's Dividend History.

Pearson plc (LON:PSON) announced its earnings results on Friday, February, 22nd. The company reported $70.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $65.30 by $5.00. View Pearson's Earnings History.

Pearson is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 21st 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Pearson.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Pearson's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 518 to GBX 960. On average, they anticipate Pearson's stock price to reach GBX 658.91 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Pearson.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pearson in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Pearson.

News headlines about PSON stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Pearson earned a daily sentiment score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Pearson.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pearson investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Pearson (PSO), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), NIC (EGOV), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Prudential (PRU) and Centrica (CNA).

Shares of PSON 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.

One share of PSON stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 588.60.

Pearson has a market capitalization of £4.60 billion and generates £4.09 billion in revenue each year. Pearson employs 24,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Pearson.

The official website for Pearson is http://www.pearson.com/.

Pearson's mailing address is 80 Strand, LONDON, WC2R 0RL, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-70102000.