Pearson (PSON) Competitors GBX 1,051.52 +9.14 (+0.88%) As of 12:03 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock PSON vs. TRI, INF, ERM, FUTR, DODS, BMY, RCH, LBG, SNWS, and CNCTShould you be buying Pearson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pearson include Trifast (TRI), Informa (INF), Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM), Future (FUTR), Dods Group (DODS), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), Smiths News (SNWS), and Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT). Pearson vs. Its Competitors Trifast Informa Euromoney Institutional Investor Future Dods Group Bloomsbury Publishing Reach LBG Media Smiths News Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Trifast (LON:TRI) and Pearson (LON:PSON) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals believe in TRI or PSON? 59.2% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Trifast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TRI or PSON? Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Trifast. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trifast, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTrifast£223.47M0.46-£4.55M£0.019,922.08Pearson£3.52B1.93£346.29M£0.651,612.75 Is TRI or PSON more profitable? Pearson has a net margin of 9.83% compared to Trifast's net margin of -1.90%. Pearson's return on equity of 8.98% beat Trifast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Trifast-1.90% -3.47% 2.47% Pearson 9.83%8.98%4.85% Does the media refer more to TRI or PSON? In the previous week, Pearson had 2 more articles in the media than Trifast. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Trifast. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Trifast's score of 0.84 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Trifast 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pearson 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TRI or PSON a better dividend stock? Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Trifast pays out 233.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pearson pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts prefer TRI or PSON? Trifast presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 70.16%. Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 23.16%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Trifast is more favorable than Pearson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Trifast 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk and volatility, TRI or PSON? Trifast has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPearson beats Trifast on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PSON and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PSON vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPearsonPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£6.78B£1.49B£3.46B£2.59BDividend Yield2.34%7.24%6.70%5.32%P/E Ratio1,612.751,049.05356.115,406.64Price / Sales1.9369.46141.7398,721.67Price / Cash17.4915.7116.2327.92Price / Book1.881.325.048.43Net Income£346.29M£59.19M£77.77M£5.89B7 Day Performance0.82%-1.31%-0.73%3.86%1 Month Performance-2.37%-1.70%0.38%6.17%1 Year PerformanceN/A-1.64%30.00%165.64% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSONPearson3.766 of 5 starsGBX 1,051.52+0.9%GBX 1,295+23.2%N/A£6.78B£3.52B1,612.7521,400TRITrifast3.1832 of 5 starsGBX 83-2.8%GBX 130+56.6%-2.1%£112.03M£223.47M10,779.2224,400Dividend CutGap DownINFInforma2.2584 of 5 starsGBX 903.60+0.9%GBX 975+7.9%N/A£11.66B£3.89B16,429.0911,135ERMEuromoney Institutional InvestorN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.60B£365.16M14,600.002,567High Trading VolumeFUTRFuture2.861 of 5 starsGBX 706.63-1.1%GBX 1,014.50+43.6%-35.9%£712.73M£775.10M932.232,937Dividend AnnouncementDODSDods GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50M-125.00929Gap DownBMYBloomsbury Publishing2.422 of 5 starsGBX 474.50-2.1%GBX 825+73.9%-28.9%£386.22M£361M1,545.1034,300RCHReachN/AGBX 66.40-0.2%N/A-32.8%£209.55M£529.60M428.393,706High Trading VolumeLBGLBG Media1.5434 of 5 starsGBX 97.80+0.6%GBX 170+73.8%-29.0%£204.48M£82.54M2,573.68446Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSNWSSmiths News3.0869 of 5 starsGBX 56.80-3.1%GBX 88.33+55.5%+3.7%£136.13M£1.10B516.361,489Dividend IncreaseCNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£63.41M£1.44B-1.413Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TRI Competitors INF Competitors ERM Competitors FUTR Competitors DODS Competitors BMY Competitors RCH Competitors LBG Competitors SNWS Competitors CNCT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PSON) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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