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, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be given a dividend of GBX 13.50 per share on Thursday, May 7th. This represents a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. This is a positive change from Pearson's previous dividend of $6.00. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Pearson's Dividend History.

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

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Pearson's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 500 to GBX 960. On average, they anticipate Pearson's share price to reach GBX 625.91 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.3% 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, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Pearson.

News headlines about PSON stock have been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Pearson earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect 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 557.60.

Pearson has a market capitalization of £4.39 billion and generates £3.87 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.