Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

991.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,042.00
  • 52 Week Low: 754.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 679.10m
  • Volume: 709,378
  • Market Cap: £6,735m
  • 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 2.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.6 2.6
Op Mrgn 13.5% 16.7%
ROCE 23.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.1 16.0
PEG 1.4 2.0
Pr/Revenue 1.8 1.9
Pr/Book 1.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -4.3% 0.0%
PBT 52.6% 24.6%
EPS 12.4% 7.7%
DPS 5.6% 5.4%

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 3,674.35 614.29 62.67p 15.9 2.1 +8% 23.92p 0.0%
31-Dec-25 3,837.96 661.04 69.81p 14.2 1.2 +11% 26.35p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 3,988.87 687.05 76.78p 12.9 1.3 +10% 28.87p 0.0%

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Pearson Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 19-Apr-2024 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 18-Apr-2024 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 17-Apr-2024 07:00 RNS

Pearson ShareCast News

London close: Stocks start the month with positi... 01-Mar-2024 ShareCast
Pearson FY profits jump on strong demand for Eng... 01-Mar-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks slip after surprise jump in... 17-Jan-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
28-Mar-24 Buy Esther Lee 1,042.60p 378 £3,941.02
28-Mar-24 Buy Omid Kordestani 1,042.60p 6,934 £72,293.72
28-Mar-24 Buy Alex Hardiman 1,042.60p 309 £3,221.63

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Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 991.80p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.20 %
52 Week High 1,042.00
52 Week Low 754.00
Volume 709,378
Shares Issued 679.10m
Market Cap £6,735m
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average91.42% below the market average
86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
73.41% above the market average73.41% above the market average73.41% above the market average73.41% above the market average73.41% above the market average
57.45% above the sector average57.45% above the sector average57.45% above the sector average57.45% above the sector average57.45% above the sector average
Income
54.89% below the market average54.89% below the market average54.89% below the market average54.89% below the market average54.89% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average
Growth
3.55% below the market average3.55% below the market average3.55% below the market average3.55% below the market average3.55% below the market average
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What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 4
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
buy
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Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 21-Mar-24 10-Aug-23
Paid 03-May-24 18-Sep-23
Amount 15.70p 7.00p

Trades for 19-Apr-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
15:39 9 @ 991.80p
15:39 370 @ 991.60p
15:39 144 @ 991.60p
15:39 199 @ 991.60p
15:39 217 @ 991.60p

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