Pearson plc (LON:PSON - Get Free Report) insider Sherry Coutu bought 731 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,282 ($16.26) per share, for a total transaction of £9,371.42 ($11,889.65).
Sherry Coutu also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, September 30th, Sherry Coutu bought 922 shares of Pearson stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,017 ($12.90) per share, with a total value of £9,376.74 ($11,896.40).
Pearson Stock Down 0.6 %
Shares of PSON traded down GBX 7.50 ($0.10) during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 1,274.50 ($16.17). The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,170,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,108,547. Pearson plc has a 1 year low of GBX 925.20 ($11.74) and a 1 year high of GBX 1,285.50 ($16.31). The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.56. The company has a market cap of £8.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,549.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.31. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,147.55 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,057.67.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Pearson from GBX 1,170 ($14.84) to GBX 1,400 ($17.76) and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,146.75 ($14.55).
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Pearson plc offers educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills, and Higher Education.
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