Pearson (PSO) Competitors $14.06 -0.52 (-3.53%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.19 +0.14 (+0.99%) As of 04:12 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, MH, WLY, WLYB, WBTN, GCI, DALN, LEE, VSME, and SOBRShould you be buying Pearson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pearson include News (NWS), McGraw Hill (MH), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), and SOBR Safe (SOBR). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry. Pearson vs. Its Competitors News McGraw Hill John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News (NASDAQ:NWS) and Pearson (NYSE:PSO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, NWS or PSO? News has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NWS or PSO more profitable? News has a net margin of 13.21% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. News' return on equity of 5.66% beat Pearson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News13.21% 5.66% 3.19% Pearson N/A N/A N/A Is NWS or PSO a better dividend stock? News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. News pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pearson pays out 19.1% 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 NWS or PSO? 14.6% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor NWS or PSO? In the previous week, Pearson had 2 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Pearson and 7 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Pearson's score of 0.13 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pearson 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend NWS or PSO? Pearson has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.07%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pearson is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NWS or PSO? News has higher revenue and earnings than Pearson. 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 RatioNews$8.45B2.20$1.18B$2.0815.81Pearson$4.54B2.01$554.61M$0.9414.95 SummaryNews beats Pearson on 14 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. 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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$9.45B$16.67B$8.53B$21.40BDividend Yield1.22%2.31%3.00%3.49%P/E Ratio14.9531.8318.0626.56Price / Sales2.012.975.1549.01Price / Cash11.6317.9515.0318.29Price / Book1.892.014.785.30Net Income$554.61M-$291.62M$228.48M$998.51M7 Day Performance-4.87%-1.43%1.13%-0.57%1 Month Performance-6.05%0.91%21.55%6.43%1 Year Performance0.90%44.33%49.20%13.75% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSOPearson3.6932 of 5 stars$14.06-3.5%$18.00+28.1%+4.9%$9.45B$4.54B14.9517,116News CoverageShort Interest ↑NWSNews0.9258 of 5 stars$34.71-1.3%N/A+12.8%$19.87B$8.45B16.6925,500News CoveragePositive NewsMHMcGraw HillN/A$14.51-0.6%$20.88+43.9%N/A$2.79BN/A0.004,200Quiet Period ExpirationWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.3472 of 5 stars$40.67-1.5%N/A-17.6%$2.20B$1.68B26.585,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWLYBJohn Wiley & SonsN/A$40.85+2.7%N/A-15.4%$2.18B$1.68B26.709,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment0.7838 of 5 stars$14.52-4.3%$15.43+6.3%+6.6%$1.98B$1.35B-18.861,800Positive NewsGCIGannett4.1439 of 5 stars$4.03-5.3%$5.55+37.9%-23.5%$623.12M$2.51B11.848,900News CoveragePositive NewsDALNDallasNews0.5996 of 5 stars$15.05+0.5%N/A+258.6%$80.13M$125.39M-15.52660News CoverageShort Interest ↓LEELee Enterprises0.4336 of 5 stars$4.37+7.1%N/A-52.5%$27.37M$581.81M-0.604,360News CoverageVSMEVS MEDIA0.9221 of 5 stars$1.22+1.1%N/A+163.2%$9.67M$8.25M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓SOBRSOBR Safe1.2305 of 5 stars$3.52+4.8%N/A-97.2%$5.10M$301.40K-0.029Short Interest ↓Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies News Competitors McGraw Hill 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 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredThe Orphaned Well Crisis Hidden Across AmericaAcross the U.S., millions of abandoned oil and gas wells are leaking methane into the air — a costly and dange...The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredWarren Buffett Issues Cryptic Warning on U.S. DollarImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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