Pearson (PSO) Competitors $15.98 +0.04 (+0.22%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.67 -0.31 (-1.96%) As of 03/28/2025 05:58 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PSO vs. NWS, WLY, WLYB, 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 (WLY), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), 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 News (NASDAQ:NWS) and Pearson (NYSE:PSO) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, NWS or PSO? Pearson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than News. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNews$10.25B1.64$266M$0.7340.63Pearson$3.55B3.00$470.19M$0.9417.01 Does the media favor NWS or PSO? In the previous week, News had 4 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for News and 5 mentions for Pearson. News' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Pearson's score of 0.04 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 1 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pearson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in NWS or PSO? 14.6% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of News shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pearson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWS or PSO? Pearson received 103 more outperform votes than News when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.83% of users gave News an outperform vote while only 48.46% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewsOutperform Votes30660.83% Underperform Votes19739.17% PearsonOutperform Votes40948.46% Underperform Votes43551.54% Is NWS or PSO 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 News4.22% 5.31% 2.89% Pearson N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer NWS or PSO? Pearson has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.61%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Is NWS or PSO a better dividend stock? News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. News pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pearson pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk & volatility, NWS or PSO? News has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNews beats Pearson on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$10.66B$3.20B$7.58B$19.39BDividend Yield2.63%4.23%2.98%3.76%P/E Ratio17.015.6716.5933.06Price / Sales3.001.299.7326.59Price / Cash14.306.4316.4217.55Price / Book2.251.924.254.53Net Income$470.19M$16.34M$261.74M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.43%-1.56%-1.85%-1.30%1 Month Performance-7.41%0.23%-5.11%-4.04%1 Year Performance21.47%1.59%-4.52%2.55% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSOPearson3.339 of 5 stars$15.99+0.2%$18.00+12.6%+21.5%$10.66B$3.55B17.0121,400Short Interest ↓NWSNews0.4053 of 5 stars$30.75-0.1%N/A+9.6%$17.45B$10.25B42.1225,500WLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.5148 of 5 stars$45.14+1.6%N/A+16.6%$2.43B$1.70B-49.606,400Dividend AnnouncementWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.2948 of 5 stars$44.91+0.6%N/A+17.7%$2.43B$1.70B-49.359,500Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.7195 of 5 stars$8.96+2.6%$17.33+93.5%N/A$1.15B$1.35B19.481,854GCIGannett3.4575 of 5 stars$3.16+3.1%$5.55+75.9%+20.7%$464.95M$2.51B-5.8414,200News CoveragePositive NewsLEELee EnterprisesN/A$10.50+1.4%N/A-22.7%$65.01M$600.26M-1.444,360Gap UpDALNDallasNews0.5947 of 5 stars$5.50-5.8%N/A+23.0%$29.44M$125.39M-4.91660Positive NewsVSMEVS MEDIA0.8891 of 5 stars$1.00+1.9%N/A-61.4%$2.85M$8.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageSOBRSOBR Safe1.0026 of 5 stars$0.62-3.4%N/A+16.8%$570,000.00$183,859.00-0.019Short Interest ↓SCHLScholastic4.0789 of 5 stars$19.51-8.1%N/A-50.5%$548.25M$1.59B-108.386,880High Trading Volume Remove Ads 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 Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PSO) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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