Pearson (PSO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Pearson (NYSE:PSO) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pearson a buy right now?

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pearson in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Pearson stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PSO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Are investors shorting Pearson?

Pearson saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,490,000 shares, a decrease of 22.0% from the March 31st total of 1,910,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 666,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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How often does Pearson pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Pearson?

Pearson declared a semi-annual dividend on Thursday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.1894 per share on Wednesday, May 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 24th. This is a boost from Pearson's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.09.
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Is Pearson a good dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.81%.
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Who are Pearson's key executives?

Pearson's management team includes the following people:

• Mr. Adam Bird CBE, CEO & Director (Age 58, Pay $9.26M)
• Ms. Sally Kate Miranda Johnson, CFO & Exec. Director (Age 48, Pay $1.51M)
• Ms. Marykay Wells, Chief Information Officer (Age 59)
• Ms. Joanne Russell, Sr. VP of Investor Relations, Financial Communications & ESG
• Ms. Cinthia Nespoli, Chief Legal Officer (Age 41)
• Ms. Lynne Frank, Chief Marketing Officer & Co-Pres of Direct-to-Consumer (Age 55)
• Ms. Allison P. Bebo, Chief HR Officer (Age 53)
• Mr. Tim Bozik, Pres of Higher Education, Interim Chief Product Officer & Co-Pres of Direct to Consumer (Age 59)
• Mr. Deepak Mehrotra, Managing Director of India Bus. (Age 58)
• Mr. Albert Roger Hitchcock, Head of Telecom & Technology Partnerships (Age 57)

What is Andy Bird's approval rating as Pearson's CEO?

36 employees have rated Pearson CEO Andy Bird on Glassdoor.com. Andy Bird has an approval rating of 89% among Pearson's employees.

Who are some of Pearson's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Pearson include John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), Scholastic (SCHL), Lingo Media (LMDCF) and William H. Sadlier (SADL).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Pearson own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pearson investors own include Pearson (PSON), Energy Transfer (ET), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Ford Motor (F), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP) and OPKO Health (OPK).

What is Pearson's stock symbol?

Pearson trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PSO."

Who are Pearson's major shareholders?

Pearson's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Lazard Asset Management LLC (0.55%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.33%), BlackRock Inc. (0.22%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.20%), 13D Management LLC (0.10%) and Henry James International Management Inc. (0.06%).

Which institutional investors are selling Pearson stock?

PSO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eqis Capital Management Inc., 13D Management LLC, Henry James International Management Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, ARK Investment Management LLC, Greenleaf Trust, and UBS Group AG.

Which institutional investors are buying Pearson stock?

PSO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Lazard Asset Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC, Ethic Inc., Northern Trust Corp, and Mariner LLC.

How do I buy shares of Pearson?

Shares of PSO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Pearson's stock price today?

One share of PSO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.51.

How much money does Pearson make?

Pearson has a market capitalization of $7.12 billion and generates $4.71 billion in revenue each year.

How many employees does Pearson have?

Pearson employs 20,744 workers across the globe.

Does Pearson have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of Pearson: AEL (S) PTE Limited, ATI Professional Development LLC, Addison Wesley Longman Inc., Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc., Aldwych Finance Limited, America’s Choice Inc., Atkey Finance Limited, Author Solutions, Axis Finance Inc., CAMSAWUSA Inc., CTI Education Group (Pty) Limited, Camsaw Inc., Casapsi Livraria e Editora Ltda, Centro Cultural Americano Franquias e Comércio Ltda., Century Consultants Ltd., Certiport, Certiport China Co Ltd, Certiport China Holding LLC, Certiport Inc., Cogmed Systems AB, Connections Academy of Arkansas LLC, Connections Academy of Florida LLC, Connections Academy of Iowa LLC, Connections Academy of Maine LLC, Connections Academy of Maryland LLC, Connections Academy of Minnesota LLC, Connections Academy of Missouri LLC, Connections Academy of Nevada LLC, Connections Academy of New Jersey LLC, Connections Academy of New Mexico LLC, Connections Academy of New York LLC, Connections Academy of Oregon LLC, Connections Academy of Pennsylvania LLC, Connections Academy of Tennessee LLC, Connections Academy of Texas LLC, Connections Education Inc., Connections Education LLC, Connections Education of Florida LLC, Dominie Press Inc., Dorian Finance Limited, Dorling Kindersley Australasia Pty Limited, EBNT Canada Holdings ULC, EBNT Holdings Limited, EBNT USA Holdings Inc., Edexcel Limited, Edexcel South Africa Pty Ltd, Education Development International plc, Education Resources (Cyprus) Limited, Educational Management Group Inc., Educational Publishers LLP, Embanet ULC, Embanet-Compass Knowledge Group Inc., EmbanetCompass, Embankment Finance Limited, English Language Learning and Instruction System Inc., Escape Studios Limited, FBH Inc., Falstaff Holdco Inc., Falstaff Inc., GED Domains LLC, GED Testing Service LLC, George (Shanghai) Commercial Information Consulting Co. Ltd, Global Education, Global George I Limited, Global George II Limited, GlobalEnglish, Globe Fearon Inc., Guangzhou Crescent Software Co. Ltd, Heinemann Education Botswana (Publishers) (Proprietary) Limited, Heinemann Publishers (Pty) Ltd, INTELLIPRO INC., Icodeon Limited, IndiaCan Education Private Limited, Integral 7 Inc., Integrated Analytics LLC, J M Soluções Exportação e Importação Ltda, K12 Learning Services LLC, Kagiso Education Pty Ltd, Knowledge Analysis Technologies LLC, LCCI International Qualifications (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., LCCIEB Training Consultancy. Ltd, Learning Catalytics, LessonLab Inc., Lignum Oil Company, Linx Brasil Distribuidora Ltda., Longman (Malawi) Limited, Longman Australasia Pty Ltd, Longman Group(Overseas Holdings)Limited, Longman Indochina Acquisition L.L.C., Longman Kenya Limited, Longman Mocambique Ltda, Longman Romania S.R.L., Longman Swaziland (Pty) Limited, Longman Tanzania Limited, Longman Zambia Educational Publishers Pty Ltd, Longman Zambia Limited, Longman Zimbabwe (Private) Ltd, Longmaned Ecuador S.A., Major123 Limited, Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Limited, MeasureUp LLC, Modern Curriculum Inc., Multi Holding, Multi Treinamento e Editora Ltda, NCS Information Technology Services (Beijing) Co Ltd, NCS Pearson Inc., NCS Pearson Pty Ltd, NCS Pearson Puerto Rico Inc., National Computer Systems Japan Co. Ltd, Ordinate Corporation, PN Holdings Inc., PT Efficient English Services, Pearson (Beijing) Management Consulting Co. Ltd., Pearson (Guizhou) Education Technology Co. 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Bhd., Pearson Management Services Limited, Pearson Management Services Philippines Inc., Pearson Maryland Inc., Pearson Netherlands B.V., Pearson Netherlands Holdings B.V., Pearson Nominees Limited, Pearson Online Tutoring LLC, Pearson Overseas Holdings Limited, Pearson PEM P.R. 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When was Pearson founded?

Pearson was founded in 1998.

What is Pearson's official website?

The official website for Pearson is www.pearson.com.

How can I contact Pearson?

Pearson's mailing address is 80 Strand, London X0, WC2R 0RL. The company can be reached via phone at 442070102000, via email at [email protected], or via fax at 44-20-7010-6060.