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Pearson (PSO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.65 -0.37 (-2.33%)
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About Pearson Stock (NYSE:PSO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.69
$15.69
50-Day Range
$15.46
$17.77
52-Week Range
$11.78
$17.90
Volume
80,920 shs
Average Volume
396,434 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.43 billion
P/E Ratio
16.57
Dividend Yield
2.62%
Price Target
$18.00
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

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. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers Pearson VUE, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management services. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Workforce Skills offers BTEC, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson college, and apprenticeships. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Pearson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

PSO MarketRank™: 

Pearson scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 280 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Pearson has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Pearson has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Pearson's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Pearson are expected to grow by 7.79% in the coming year, from $0.77 to $0.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Pearson is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.62.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Pearson is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 15.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Pearson has a PEG Ratio of 2.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Pearson has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.11% of the float of Pearson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pearson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pearson has recently decreased by 22.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pearson pays a meaningful dividend of 2.62%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Pearson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Pearson is 43.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Pearson will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.40% next year. This indicates that Pearson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Pearson's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.11% of the float of Pearson has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pearson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pearson has recently decreased by 22.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Pearson has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Pearson this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for PSO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Pearson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Pearson insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.14% of the stock of Pearson is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 2.14% of the stock of Pearson is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Pearson's insider trading history.
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PSO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Pearson's stock was trading at $16.12 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PSO shares have decreased by 0.7% and is now trading at $16.0150.
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Pearson subsidiaries include these companies: Integrated Analytics LLC, Multi Holding, Virtual Nerd, EmbanetCompass, Author Solutions, Certiport, GlobalEnglish, and others.

Pearson's top institutional investors include Versant Capital Management Inc.

Shares of PSO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pearson investors own include Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), NVIDIA (NVDA), General Electric (GE), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Builders FirstSource (BLDR) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/16 Dividend
3/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend
3/21/2025
Today
4/04/2025
Dividend Payable
5/16/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Book publishing
Sub-Industry
Printing And Publishing
Current Symbol
NYSE:PSO
Employees
21,400
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$18.00
High Stock Price Target
$18.00
Low Stock Price Target
$18.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.4%
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.04
Forward P/E Ratio
20.80
P/E Growth
2.65
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.55 billion
Cash Flow
$1.12 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.30
Book Value
$7.11 per share
Price / Book
2.25

Miscellaneous

Free Float
665,621,000
Market Cap
$10.68 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.38

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This page (NYSE:PSO) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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