Pearson (PSO) Competitors $15.76 +0.07 (+0.41%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends 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 earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWS or PSO? Pearson received 101 more outperform votes than News when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.76% of users gave News an outperform vote while only 48.33% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewsOutperform Votes30560.76% Underperform Votes19739.24% PearsonOutperform Votes40648.33% Underperform Votes43451.67% Do analysts recommend NWS or PSO? 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Is NWS or PSO more profitable? News has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. News' return on equity of 4.76% beat Pearson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News3.49% 4.76% 2.58% Pearson N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in NWS or PSO? 14.6% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NWS or PSO? Pearson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than News. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNews$10.16B1.70$266M$0.6249.03Pearson$3.55B2.96$470.19MN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, NWS or PSO? News has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer NWS or PSO? In the previous week, News had 5 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for News and 10 mentions for Pearson. News' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Pearson's score of 0.09 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 3 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pearson 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. News pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryNews beats Pearson on 10 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$10.50B$3.96B$8.50B$19.94BDividend Yield1.24%3.97%2.88%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A14.6241.41Price / Sales2.961.473.1716.25Price / Cash13.077.2930.6819.84Price / Book2.221.905.965.76Net Income$470.19M$16.34M$274.28M$993.25M7 Day Performance0.03%1.90%1.46%2.27%1 Month Performance-1.10%-0.01%1.74%4.76%1 Year Performance30.10%11.52%10.31%18.83% Pearson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSOPearson1.3005 of 5 stars$15.76+0.4%N/A+30.1%$10.50B$3.55B0.0018,360NWSNews0.9964 of 5 stars$30.19+1.0%N/A+21.6%$17.17B$10.16B48.6925,500WLYJohn Wiley & Sons0.4552 of 5 stars$42.21+0.3%N/A+34.5%$2.28B$1.76B-46.386,400WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.3577 of 5 stars$41.61-0.8%N/A+35.8%$2.25B$1.76B-45.739,500High Trading VolumeWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment1.9031 of 5 stars$12.59-3.5%$26.67+111.8%N/A$1.62B$1.33B0.001,854Positive NewsGCIGannett3.0065 of 5 stars$4.96-0.4%$5.55+11.9%+119.6%$731.16M$2.56B-6.1210,000Gap UpLEELee EnterprisesN/A$14.10+0.5%N/A+19.8%$87.28M$611.38M-3.233,342DALNDallasNews0.1084 of 5 stars$6.94-2.3%N/A+51.2%$37.14M$128.29M-6.20660Positive NewsVSMEVS MEDIA0.2001 of 5 stars$1.12-5.9%N/A-48.1%$3.20M$8.49M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownSOBRSOBR Safe0.3044 of 5 stars$0.82-12.8%N/A+141.8%$867,000.00$183,859.00-0.019Gap DownSCHLScholastic3.9133 of 5 stars$19.39+2.2%N/A-47.8%$544.88M$1.58B34.636,880 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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