Pearson (PSO) Competitors $14.26 -0.18 (-1.21%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.26 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PSO vs. NWS, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, DALN, LEE, VSME, SOBR, and TMEShould you be buying Pearson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pearson include News (NWS), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME). Pearson vs. Its Competitors News John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe Tencent Music Entertainment Group Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and News (NASDAQ:NWS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PSO or NWS? Pearson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than News. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPearson$4.54B2.05$554.61M$0.9415.16News$10.09B1.88$266M$0.8639.01 Is PSO or NWS a better dividend stock? Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Pearson pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. News pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PSO or NWS? 2.1% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of News shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PSO or NWS more profitable? News has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. News' return on equity of 5.64% beat Pearson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PearsonN/A N/A N/A News 5.18%5.64%3.09% Does the media refer more to PSO or NWS? In the previous week, News had 9 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for News and 2 mentions for Pearson. News' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Pearson's score of 0.21 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pearson 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral News 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate PSO or NWS? Pearson currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.27%. Given Pearson's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PSO or NWS? Pearson has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNews beats Pearson on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pearson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PSO 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 NYSE 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 PSO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPearsonMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.42B$17.16B$8.41B$21.16BDividend Yield3.05%2.48%3.07%3.57%P/E Ratio15.1635.9918.4624.41Price / Sales2.053.023.2958.80Price / Cash11.5217.8916.9323.00Price / Book1.832.074.854.67Net Income$554.61M-$285.69M$215.28M$993.85M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.18%1.61%1.16%1 Month Performance-2.13%12.70%41.53%4.99%1 Year Performance8.49%49.72%17.53%12.54% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSOPearson3.9161 of 5 stars$14.26-1.2%$18.00+26.3%+9.4%$9.42B$4.54B15.1617,116NWSNews0.5377 of 5 stars$33.55-2.6%N/A+16.1%$19.51B$10.09B39.1625,500WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons0.9972 of 5 stars$40.12-5.5%N/A-16.9%$2.28B$1.68B26.229,500Gap DownWLYJohn Wiley & Sons2.8715 of 5 stars$39.34+0.1%N/A-15.6%$2.10B$1.68B25.715,200WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment3.2222 of 5 stars$9.72+0.4%$14.36+47.7%-49.7%$1.26B$1.35B-6.751,800News CoveragePositive NewsGCIGannett3.7304 of 5 stars$3.57+0.7%$5.55+55.7%-23.5%$518.38M$2.51B356.508,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDALNDallasNews0.8963 of 5 stars$13.71-0.1%N/A+409.8%$73.41M$125.39M2.47660News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownLEELee Enterprises0.7533 of 5 stars$6.72-3.4%N/A-38.3%$41.80M$591.09M-0.924,360VSMEVS MEDIA0.0676 of 5 stars$1.12+4.2%N/A-29.9%$8.55M$8.25M0.00N/ASOBRSOBR Safe1.4985 of 5 stars$4.24+3.4%N/A-97.4%$380K$210K-0.019Gap UpTMETencent Music Entertainment Group2.433 of 5 stars$21.33-0.5%$16.60-22.2%+41.1%$36.78B$3.89B25.395,353Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies News Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors Gannett Competitors DallasNews Competitors Lee Enterprises Competitors VS MEDIA Competitors SOBR Safe Competitors Tencent Music Entertainment Group 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 (NYSE:PSO) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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