Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

959.80p
   
  • Change Today:
      13.80p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 929.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 634.11m
  • Volume: 79,017
  • Market Cap: £6,086m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.21

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
12-Dec-25 Buy Alex Hardiman 1,044.33p 1,310 £13,680.73
10-Dec-25 Buy Arden Hoffman 1,018.40p 875 £8,911.03
25-Nov-25 Buy Annette Thomas 991.08p 391 £3,875.12

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-May-25 Sell Sally Johnson 1,173.66p 63,957 £750,637.72
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
30-Oct-25 Buy Omid Kordestani 1,069.30p 6,746 £72,134.78
30-Jun-25 Buy Graeme Pitkethly 1,077.00p 2,286 £24,620.22
31-Mar-25 Buy Graeme Pitkethly 1,224.00p 1,834 £22,448.16

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £7,733,867
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,613,995
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £946,392
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £205,090
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £188,658
Esther Lee 7,163 £68,750
Annette Thomas 7,005 £67,234
Alison Dolan 3,879 £37,231
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £32,960
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,398

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 97,043,459 £931,423,120
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £498,718,021
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £374,931,847
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £352,665,111
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £348,810,449
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £345,563,561
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £337,920,318
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £327,181,030
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £324,249,983
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £315,426,944
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £242,917,740
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £234,488,738
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £17,142,287

* 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 959.80p
Change Today 13.80p
% Change 1.46 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 929.80
Volume 79,017
Shares Issued 634.11m
Market Cap £6,086m
Beta 0.21
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 30-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
08:33 90 @ 959.80p
08:33 121 @ 959.80p
08:33 185 @ 959.80p
08:33 105 @ 960.00p
08:33 456 @ 960.00p

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