Pearson (PSO) Competitors $14.56 +0.33 (+2.28%) As of 03:15 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PSO vs. NWS, WBTN, MH, WLYB, WLY, GCI, DALN, LEE, VSME, and SOBRShould you be buying Pearson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pearson include News (NWS), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), McGraw Hill (MH), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), 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 WEBTOON Entertainment McGraw Hill John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Gannett DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and News (NASDAQ:NWS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk. Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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, 11.1% of News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PSO or NWS a better dividend stock? Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Pearson pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. News pays out 9.6% 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PSO or NWS? News has higher revenue and earnings than Pearson. News is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pearson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPearson$3.52B2.67$554.61M$0.9415.48News$8.45B2.00$1.18B$2.0814.40 Do analysts recommend PSO or NWS? Pearson currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.67%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00News 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor PSO or NWS? In the previous week, Pearson had 3 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Pearson and 7 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Pearson's score of 0.30 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pearson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral News 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PSO or NWS 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 PearsonN/A N/A N/A News 13.21%5.66%3.19% Which has more volatility and risk, PSO or NWS? Pearson has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNews beats Pearson on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$9.41B$16.75B$8.41B$21.93BDividend Yield1.52%2.91%3.16%3.64%P/E Ratio15.4835.5618.1630.20Price / Sales2.673.276.7865.75Price / Cash11.2117.6916.2223.91Price / Book1.872.035.014.71Net Income$554.61M$446.53M$256.64M$1.01B7 Day Performance2.50%-2.26%-1.28%-0.42%1 Month Performance3.37%-2.44%-3.31%1.46%1 Year Performance8.62%17.55%34.68%14.98% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSOPearson3.7495 of 5 stars$14.56+2.3%$18.00+23.7%+5.9%$9.41B$3.52B15.4817,116NWSNews1.56 of 5 stars$31.81-0.9%N/A+9.0%$18.13B$8.45B15.2925,500WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment1.9496 of 5 stars$18.50+2.7%$17.83-3.6%+54.1%$2.35B$1.35B-24.031,800Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMHMcGraw Hill3.9215 of 5 stars$11.71-2.3%$20.97+79.0%N/A$2.29BN/A0.004,200WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.6253 of 5 stars$38.51-4.7%N/A-25.3%$2.16B$1.68B21.649,500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.612 of 5 stars$38.76-3.0%N/A-25.6%$2.13B$1.68B21.785,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGCIGannett3.492 of 5 stars$4.11-1.2%$6.00+46.0%-33.6%$609.93M$2.39B12.098,900News CoverageDALNDallasNews0.1459 of 5 stars$16.51+0.0%N/A+279.4%$88.34M$121.12M-17.02660High Trading VolumeLEELee Enterprises0.2003 of 5 stars$5.31-0.2%N/A-70.3%$33.26M$581.81M-0.734,360VSMEVS MEDIA0.5802 of 5 stars$2.32+5.5%N/A+62.7%$17.58M$8.25M0.00N/ASOBRSOBR Safe1.1248 of 5 stars$3.27+0.3%N/A-95.0%$4.94M$210K-0.029 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies News Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors McGraw Hill Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors John Wiley & Sons 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 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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