Pearson plc provides educational products and services to institutions, governments, professional bodies, and individual learners worldwide. The company operates through North America, Core, and Growth segments. It offers courseware services, including curriculum materials provided in book form and/or through access to digital content; and assessments, such as test development, processing, and scoring services.
Read More…
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Publishing
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Cyclical
CIKN/A
Phone+44-20-70102000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales£4.09 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees24,000
Next Earnings DateN/A
OptionableNot Optionable
Pearson (LON:PSON) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pearson's stock symbol?
Pearson trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "PSON."
How often does Pearson pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Pearson?
Pearson declared a dividend on Friday, July 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of GBX 6 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 15th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Pearson's Dividend History.
How were Pearson's earnings last quarter?
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 the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $65.30 by $5.00. View Pearson's Earnings History.
What price target have analysts set for PSON?
12 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Pearson's stock. Their predictions range from GBX 550 to GBX 1,115. On average, they expect Pearson's stock price to reach GBX 780 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Pearson.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Pearson?
12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pearson in the last year. There are currently 6 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Pearson.
Has Pearson been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about PSON stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring 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 coverage optimism score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Pearson.
Who are some of Pearson's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Pearson include Daily Mail and General Trust P L C (DMGT), Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM), Transcontinental (TCL.A), Reach (RCH), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), Yellow Pages (Y), Transcontinental (TCL.B), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Wilmington (WIL), Independent News & Media (INM), Connect Group (CNCT), Torstar (TS.B), Dods Group (DODS), Aspermont (ASP) and McClatchy (MNI).
What other stocks do shareholders of Pearson own?
Who are Pearson's key executives?
Pearson's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. John Joseph Fallon, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 56)
- Mr. Coram Williams, CFO & Exec. Director (Age 45)
- Mr. Albert Roger Hitchcock, Chief Technology & Operations Officer (Age 53)
- Mr. Tom Waldron, VP of Investor Relations
- Mr. Bjarne Philip Tellmann, Gen. Counsel & Chief Legal Officer
How do I buy shares of Pearson?
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.
What is Pearson's stock price today?
One share of PSON stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 889.40.
How big of a company is Pearson?
What is Pearson's official website?
How can I contact Pearson?
Pearson's mailing address is 80 Strand, LONDON, WC2R 0RL, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-70102000.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Pearson (LON PSON)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Pearson and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe PSON will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe PSON will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
