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Pearson (PSO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.18 -0.06 (-0.42%)
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About Pearson Stock (NYSE:PSO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.16
$14.31
50-Day Range
$14.17
$16.64
52-Week Range
$13.05
$17.90
Volume
471,919 shs
Average Volume
519,721 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.38 billion
P/E Ratio
15.09
Dividend Yield
3.10%
Price Target
$18.00
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

Pearson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

PSO MarketRank™: 

Pearson scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 294 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Pearson has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.67, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Pearson has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Pearson's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Pearson are expected to grow by 7.79% in the coming year, from $0.77 to $0.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Pearson is 15.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Pearson is 15.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Pearson has a PEG Ratio of 2.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Pearson has a P/B Ratio of 1.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Pearson's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.13% of the float of Pearson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pearson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pearson has recently increased by 2.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pearson pays a meaningful dividend of 3.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Pearson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Pearson is 46.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Pearson will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.01% next year. This indicates that Pearson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Pearson's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.13% of the float of Pearson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pearson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pearson has recently increased by 2.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Pearson has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Pearson this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Pearson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Pearson insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.14% of the stock of Pearson is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 2.14% of the stock of Pearson is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Pearson's insider trading history.
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PSO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Pearson's stock was trading at $16.12 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PSO stock has decreased by 12.0% and is now trading at $14.18.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Pearson: Integrated Analytics LLC, Multi Holding, Virtual Nerd, EmbanetCompass, Author Solutions, Certiport, GlobalEnglish, and others.

Top institutional investors of Pearson include Ballentine Partners LLC, Formidable Asset Management LLC, Truist Financial Corp and Great Waters Wealth Management.

Shares of PSO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pearson investors own include Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), NVIDIA (NVDA), GE Aerospace (GE), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Builders FirstSource (BLDR) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/16 Dividend
3/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend
3/21/2025
Dividend Payable
5/16/2025
Today
7/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MEDIA CONGLOM
Sub-Industry
Printing And Publishing
Current Symbol
NYSE:PSO
CIK
938323
Employees
17,116
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$18.00
Low Price Target
$18.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.1%
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.07
Forward P/E Ratio
18.40
P/E Growth
2.51
Net Income
N/A
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.29
Current Ratio
1.85
Quick Ratio
1.80

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.55 billion
Price / Sales
2.64
Cash Flow
$1.24 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.38
Book Value
$7.77 per share
Price / Book
1.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
661,686,000
Free Float
660,760,000
Market Cap
$9.37 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.56

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This page (NYSE:PSO) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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