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PSO vs. EDU, DUOL, TAL, LAUR, and GHC

Should you buy Pearson stock or one of its competitors? Pearson's main competitors and comparable companies include New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), Duolingo (DUOL), TAL Education Group (TAL), Laureate Education (LAUR), and Graham (GHC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "education services" industry.

How does Pearson compare to New Oriental Education & Technology Group?

Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Pearson had 3 more articles in the media than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Pearson's score of 0.01 indicating that New Oriental Education & Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pearson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
New Oriental Education & Technology Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Pearson has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a consensus price target of $64.54, suggesting a potential upside of 11.70%. Given New Oriental Education & Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New Oriental Education & Technology Group is more favorable than Pearson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pearson
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
New Oriental Education & Technology Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a net margin of 8.39% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity of 11.32% beat Pearson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PearsonN/A N/A N/A
New Oriental Education & Technology Group 8.39%11.32%5.84%

New Oriental Education & Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pearson.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pearson$4.72B2.11$441.77MN/AN/A
New Oriental Education & Technology Group$5.66B1.61$475.17M$2.9619.52

2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

New Oriental Education & Technology Group beats Pearson on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pearson compare to Duolingo?

Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Duolingo.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pearson$4.72B2.11$441.77MN/AN/A
Duolingo$1.04B6.69$414.07M$8.4417.58

Pearson has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Duolingo has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Duolingo had 4 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Duolingo and 4 mentions for Pearson. Duolingo's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Pearson's score of 0.01 indicating that Duolingo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pearson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Duolingo
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Duolingo has a consensus price target of $132.65, suggesting a potential downside of 10.59%. Given Duolingo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Duolingo is more favorable than Pearson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pearson
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Duolingo
1 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36

Duolingo has a net margin of 35.88% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. Duolingo's return on equity of 12.10% beat Pearson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PearsonN/A N/A N/A
Duolingo 35.88%12.10%8.24%

2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Duolingo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Duolingo beats Pearson on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pearson compare to TAL Education Group?

Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

TAL Education Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pearson.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pearson$4.72B2.11$441.77MN/AN/A
TAL Education Group$3.01B2.16$530.75M$1.617.28

In the previous week, Pearson had 2 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pearson and 2 mentions for TAL Education Group. TAL Education Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Pearson's score of 0.01 indicating that TAL Education Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pearson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
TAL Education Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

TAL Education Group has a consensus target price of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 26.28%. Given TAL Education Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Pearson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pearson
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
TAL Education Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

TAL Education Group has a net margin of 28.43% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. TAL Education Group's return on equity of 24.55% beat Pearson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PearsonN/A N/A N/A
TAL Education Group 28.43%24.55%15.08%

2.1% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pearson has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

TAL Education Group beats Pearson on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pearson compare to Laureate Education?

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Pearson (NYSE:PSO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Laureate Education presently has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Pearson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Laureate Education
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Pearson
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

In the previous week, Pearson had 2 more articles in the media than Laureate Education. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pearson and 2 mentions for Laureate Education. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Pearson's score of 0.01 indicating that Laureate Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Laureate Education
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pearson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Laureate Education.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Laureate Education$1.70B3.04$281.63M$2.2316.83
Pearson$4.72B2.11$441.77MN/AN/A

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Laureate Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Laureate Education has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 23.54% beat Pearson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Laureate Education17.57% 23.54% 11.72%
Pearson N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Laureate Education beats Pearson on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pearson compare to Graham?

Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Pearson (NYSE:PSO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

93.2% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Graham 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Pearson had 3 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Graham. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Graham's score of 0.00 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Graham
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Pearson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Pearson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Graham.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Graham$4.91B0.97$292.29M$124.089.10
Pearson$4.72B2.11$441.77MN/AN/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Graham
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Pearson
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Graham pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graham has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Graham has a net margin of 10.69% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. Graham's return on equity of 5.73% beat Pearson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Graham10.69% 5.73% 3.32%
Pearson N/A N/A N/A

Graham has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Graham beats Pearson on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PSO vs. The Competition

MetricPearsonDiversified Consumer Services IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.06B$4.43B$13.18B$24.17B
Dividend Yield1.32%2.78%57.00%3.72%
P/E RatioN/A10.2746.8329.84
Price / Sales2.1136.0888.3620.55
Price / Cash12.8714.5119.0019.75
Price / Book2.183.234.264.82
Net Income$441.77M$242.43M$445.07M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.33%-0.48%-1.04%-0.89%
1 Month Performance-2.10%-2.22%-0.43%1.56%
1 Year Performance13.76%-5.92%-2.62%12.92%

Pearson Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PSO
Pearson
1.515 of 5 stars
$16.58
-0.9%
N/A+14.6%$10.06B$4.72BN/A16,665
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group
4.6142 of 5 stars
$56.50
+0.2%
$64.54
+14.2%
+22.3%$8.93B$5.66B19.0884,111
DUOL
Duolingo
2.3981 of 5 stars
$146.23
-0.4%
$132.06
-9.7%
-50.7%$6.83B$1.04B17.30600
TAL
TAL Education Group
3.731 of 5 stars
$11.43
-0.5%
$14.80
+29.5%
+12.2%$6.33B$3.19B7.1026,100
LAUR
Laureate Education
3.2975 of 5 stars
$37.30
0.0%
$40.50
+8.6%
+41.2%$5.14B$1.70B16.7233,900

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