Pearson (PSO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$13.44

+0.13 (+0.98%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

Pearson - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

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Consensus Rating

Hold
Based on 2 Analyst Ratings

Based on 2 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Pearson in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 2 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating for PSO.

Consensus Price Target

N/A

According to the 2 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Pearson,

Type	Current Forecast 7/28/23 to 7/27/24	1 Month Ago 6/28/23 to 6/27/24	3 Months Ago 4/29/23 to 4/28/24	1 Year Ago 7/28/22 to 7/28/23
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forecasted Upside	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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PSO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

PSO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Pearson Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Pearson	Consumer Discretionary Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.00	2.55	2.50
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside		121.82% Upside	9.09% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
12/1/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 2 of 5 stars	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
11/28/2023	BNP Paribas 3 of 5 stars	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral
10/2/2023	Barclays 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target		GBX 900 ➝ GBX 930
9/13/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		GBX 1,190 ➝ GBX 1,210
8/1/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		GBX 1,000 ➝ GBX 1,030
7/5/2023	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy
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5/12/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight
5/3/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Buy
12/1/2022	Exane BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral
10/25/2022	Societe Generale Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		GBX 945 ➝ GBX 1,140

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PSO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pearson's forecast for 2024?: According to the research reports of 2 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Pearson is $0.00, with a high forecast of $0.00 and a low forecast of $10,000,000.00.
Should I buy or sell Pearson stock right now?: 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pearson in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" PSO shares. 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.
Do Wall Street analysts like Pearson more than its competitors?: Analysts like Pearson less than other "consumer discretionary" companies. The consensus rating for Pearson is Hold while the average consensus rating for "consumer discretionary" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how PSO compares to other companies.