Pearson (PSON) Competitors GBX 1,102.25 -28.27 (-2.50%) As of 07:21 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock PSON vs. TRI, INF, ERM, FUTR, DODS, BMY, LBG, RCH, 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), LBG Media (LBG), Reach (RCH), Smiths News (SNWS), and Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT). Pearson vs. Its Competitors Trifast Informa Euromoney Institutional Investor Future Dods Group Bloomsbury Publishing LBG Media Reach 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better 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£223.47M0.50-£4.55M£0.0110,659.74Pearson£3.52B2.00£346.29M£65.2016.83 Which has more volatility & risk, TRI or PSON? Trifast has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend TRI or PSON? Trifast currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 58.38%. Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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 Does the media refer more to TRI or PSON? In the previous week, Pearson had 9 more articles in the media than Trifast. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Trifast. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Pearson's score of 0.05 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Trifast 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pearson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryPearson beats Trifast on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pearson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSON and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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£7.04B£1.51B£3.52B£2.57BDividend Yield2.18%7.33%6.71%5.37%P/E Ratio16.8315.1421.242,523.83Price / Sales2.0069.55143.2099,146.07Price / Cash17.4915.7116.2327.90Price / Book1.961.325.008.18Net Income£346.29M£59.19M£77.77M£5.89B7 Day Performance4.11%-0.26%-0.73%-0.45%1 Month Performance5.63%-2.35%-2.36%0.95%1 Year Performance5.68%-1.96%30.77%131.12% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSONPearson3.1261 of 5 starsGBX 1,102.25-2.5%GBX 1,295+17.5%+7.8%£7.07B£3.52B16.9121,400Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTRITrifast3.4178 of 5 starsGBX 79+12.9%GBX 130+64.6%+4.8%£106.63M£223.47M10,259.7424,400Dividend CutGap UpINFInforma2.0588 of 5 starsGBX 935.60+0.2%GBX 975+4.2%+9.4%£12.04B£3.89B17,010.9111,135High Trading VolumeERMEuromoney Institutional InvestorN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.60B£365.16M14,600.002,567High Trading VolumeFUTRFuture3.3754 of 5 starsGBX 650.74-1.1%GBX 1,014.50+55.9%-22.9%£645.59M£775.10M858.502,937Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementDODSDods GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50M-125.00929Gap DownBMYBloomsbury Publishing3.0618 of 5 starsGBX 489.55+0.5%GBX 820+67.5%-29.9%£398.48M£361M1,594.1134,300Gap UpLBGLBG MediaN/AGBX 102.62+1.0%GBX 170+65.7%-28.2%£214.56M£82.54M2,700.53446Gap DownRCHReachN/AGBX 67+1.4%N/A-35.5%£211.40M£529.60M432.263,706SNWSSmiths News3.1358 of 5 starsGBX 60.80+0.3%GBX 88.33+45.3%-0.3%£145.72M£1.10B552.731,489Dividend 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 LBG Competitors RCH 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 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryCurious about crypto but still stuck scrolling endless threads? 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