Pearson (PSO) Competitors $17.04 -0.19 (-1.07%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.04 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PSO vs. NWS, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, LEE, DALN, VSME, SOBR, and SCHLShould you be buying Pearson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pearson include News (NWS), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), Lee Enterprises (LEE), DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), and Scholastic (SCHL). Pearson vs. News John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe Scholastic Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and News (NASDAQ:NWS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends. Does the media favor PSO or NWS? In the previous week, News had 2 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for News and 2 mentions for Pearson. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat News' score of 0.29 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pearson 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in PSO or NWS? 2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of News shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, PSO or NWS? Pearson has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, PSO or NWS? Pearson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than News. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPearson$4.57B2.48$470.19MN/AN/ANews$10.09B1.82$266M$0.7344.25 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSO or NWS? Pearson received 101 more outperform votes than News when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.83% of users gave News an outperform vote while only 48.39% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPearsonOutperform Votes40748.39% Underperform Votes43451.61% NewsOutperform Votes30660.83% Underperform Votes19739.17% Is PSO or NWS a better dividend stock? Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. News pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts rate PSO or NWS? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Is PSO or NWS more profitable? News has a net margin of 4.22% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. News' return on equity of 5.31% beat Pearson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PearsonN/A N/A N/A News 4.22%5.31%2.89% SummaryNews beats Pearson on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pearson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricPearsonBook publishing IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.35B$4.05B$8.39B$20.05BDividend Yield1.14%4.02%2.78%3.65%P/E RatioN/AN/A14.7534.88Price / Sales2.481.306.9515.72Price / Cash14.246.4631.2220.85Price / Book2.401.765.254.92Net Income$470.19M$16.34M$259.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.59%-1.40%-2.94%-1.05%1 Month Performance7.85%-2.54%-0.73%-1.39%1 Year Performance42.91%7.55%7.16%13.93% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSOPearson2.1962 of 5 stars$17.04-1.1%N/A+42.9%$11.48B$4.57B0.0018,360Upcoming EarningsNWSNews0.6058 of 5 stars$34.86+1.6%N/A+18.6%$19.82B$10.09B47.7525,500WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.2233 of 5 stars$40.74+1.1%N/A+19.8%$2.20B$1.87B-44.779,500WLYJohn Wiley & Sons0.755 of 5 stars$40.58+0.4%N/A+19.5%$2.19B$1.76B-44.596,400News CoverageWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.8197 of 5 stars$10.65-0.8%$21.67+103.4%N/A$1.37B$1.28B0.001,854GCIGannett3.3689 of 5 stars$4.97+1.7%$5.55+11.8%+94.3%$731.89M$2.66B-6.1310,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageLEELee EnterprisesN/A$11.46-0.6%N/A+5.6%$70.94M$611.38M-1.573,047News CoverageDALNDallasNews0.1011 of 5 stars$5.91-1.2%N/A+61.9%$31.63M$128.29M-5.28660Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeVSMEVS MEDIA0.925 of 5 stars$1.24+3.3%N/A-66.9%$3.55M$7.99M0.00N/ASOBRSOBR Safe0.3297 of 5 stars$1.05+22.5%N/A+67.2%$966,000.00$160,000.00-0.029News CoverageSCHLScholastic3.698 of 5 stars$21.03+3.7%N/A-47.2%$590.94M$1.59B-116.836,660News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies News Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors Gannett Competitors Lee Enterprises Competitors DallasNews Competitors VS MEDIA Competitors SOBR Safe Competitors Scholastic Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PSO) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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