Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

933.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.60p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 928.40
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.81m
  • Volume: 124,392
  • Market Cap: £5,935m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.46

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
02-Jan-26 Transfer From Omar Abbosh 0.000p 472,951 £0.00

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
02-Jan-26 Transfer From Omar Abbosh 0.000p 472,951 £0.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £7,521,141
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,459,578
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £920,360
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £199,449
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £183,469
Esther Lee 7,163 £66,859
Annette Thomas 7,005 £65,385
Alison Dolan 3,879 £36,207
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £32,053
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,167

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 97,043,459 £905,803,646
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £485,000,418
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £364,619,073
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £342,964,800
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £339,216,163
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £336,058,582
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £328,625,573
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £318,181,676
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £315,331,250
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £306,750,896
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £236,236,110
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £228,038,954
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £16,670,776

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 933.40p
Change Today 3.60p
% Change 0.39 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 928.40
Volume 124,392
Shares Issued 635.81m
Market Cap £5,935m
Beta 0.46
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average
52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average
Income
51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average
57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average
Growth
8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average
24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 9
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Aug-25 20-Mar-25
Paid 15-Sep-25 09-May-25
Amount 7.80p 16.60p

Trades for 20-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
10:53 135 @ 933.40p
10:53 1,130 @ 934.00p
10:52 9 @ 933.60p
10:52 300 @ 933.60p
10:52 214 @ 934.00p

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