Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,026.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -9.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,074.00
  • 52 Week Low: 857.40
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 666.16m
  • Volume: 5,227,727
  • Market Cap: £6,835m
  • RiskGrade: 238

Pearson Overview

UK higher education-focused publisher of courseware and assessment services provider. Its product offering includes Wall Street English, a global language school for adults, online program management, academic and vocal qualifications and digital learning for schoolchildren. Pearson's stated strategy is to combine its core capabilities and learning technology with related services to enable its partners to achieve scale online.

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Pearson Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.6 2.6
Op Mrgn 13.5% 16.4%
ROCE 19.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.6 16.5
PEG 1.4 2.4
Pr/Revenue 1.9 1.9
Pr/Book 1.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -4.3% -1.4%
PBT 52.6% 20.8%
EPS 12.4% 6.8%
DPS 5.6% 5.6%

Pearson Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-19 3,869.00 232.00 34.00p 18.7 n/a -52% 19.50p 3.1%
31-Dec-20 3,397.00 354.00 41.00p 16.6 0.8 +21% 19.50p 2.9%
31-Dec-21 3,428.00 177.00 34.90p 17.6 n/a -15% 20.50p 3.3%
31-Dec-22 3,841.00 323.00 51.80p 18.1 0.4 +48% 21.50p 2.3%
31-Dec-23 3,674.00 493.00 58.20p 16.6 1.4 +12% 22.70p 2.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Pearson Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-24 3,621.62 595.68 62.17p 16.5 2.4 +7% 23.97p 0.0%
31-Dec-25 3,766.34 636.95 68.69p 14.9 1.4 +10% 26.02p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 3,925.87 676.91 73.90p 13.9 1.8 +8% 30.10p 0.0%

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Pearson Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 18-Sep-2024 15:54 RNS
Bond Issue 05-Sep-2024 16:40 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 04-Sep-2024 13:05 RNS

Pearson ShareCast News

London close: Stocks finish mixed at start of bu... 29-Jul-2024 ShareCast
Pearson maintains outlook after solid first half 29-Jul-2024 ShareCast
Pearson maintains outlook after solid first half 29-Jul-2024 ShareCast

Pearson Top Newspaper Links

Pearson book 'suggests Moses had hand in US cons... 25-Sep-2014 Telegraph
British media group Pearson warns of 2013 profit... 24-Jan-2014 Guardian
Financial Times owner Pearson issues profit warn... 24-Jan-2014 The Scotsman

Latest Pearson Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Sep-24 Buy Lincoln Wallen 1,064.78p 135 £1,437.45
07-Aug-24 Transfer From Sally Johnson 0.000p 75,222 £0.00
28-Jun-24 Buy Esther Lee 986.22p 389 £3,836.41

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Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,026.00p
Change Today -9.00p
% Change -0.87 %
52 Week High 1,074.00
52 Week Low 857.40
Volume 5,227,727
Shares Issued 666.16m
Market Cap £6,835m
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.41% below the market average90.41% below the market average90.41% below the market average90.41% below the market average90.41% below the market average
95.74% below the sector average95.74% below the sector average95.74% below the sector average95.74% below the sector average95.74% below the sector average
Price Trend
45.86% above the market average45.86% above the market average45.86% above the market average45.86% above the market average45.86% above the market average
20.83% above the sector average20.83% above the sector average20.83% above the sector average20.83% above the sector average20.83% above the sector average
Income
50.91% below the market average50.91% below the market average50.91% below the market average50.91% below the market average50.91% below the market average
52.38% below the sector average52.38% below the sector average52.38% below the sector average52.38% below the sector average52.38% below the sector average
Growth
14.44% above the market average14.44% above the market average14.44% above the market average14.44% above the market average14.44% above the market average
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What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 4
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 13
buy
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Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 08-Aug-24 21-Mar-24
Paid 16-Sep-24 03-May-24
Amount 7.40p 15.70p

Trades for 20-Sep-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
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16:44 86 @ 1,026.21p
16:47 87,098 @ 1,026.00p

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