Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,045.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -14.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,013.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 645.16m
  • Volume: 2,181,819
  • Market Cap: £6,745m
  • RiskGrade: 238

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
30-Jun-25 Buy Annette Thomas 1,077.00p 348 £3,747.96
30-Jun-25 Buy Graeme Pitkethly 1,077.00p 2,286 £24,620.22
30-Jun-25 Buy Alison Dolan 1,077.00p 1,001 £10,780.77
30-Jun-25 Buy Sherry Coutu 1,077.00p 1,016 £10,942.32
20-May-25 Transfer To Sally Johnson 0.000p 72,120 £0.00

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jan-25 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,296.31p 77,989 £1,010,978.94
01-May-25 Sell Sally Johnson 1,173.66p 63,957 £750,637.72
13-Dec-24 Buy Omid Kordestani 1,619.68p 5,771 £93,471.73
30-Sep-24 Buy Omid Kordestani 1,359.00p 6,834 £92,874.06
30-Sep-24 Buy Esther Lee 1,359.00p 4,773 £64,865.07

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Sally Johnson 584,913 £6,115,265
Omar Abbosh 384,853 £4,023,638
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £960,365
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £223,402
Lincoln Wallen 20,840 £217,882
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £205,504
Annette Thomas 6,223 £65,062
Esther Lee 5,083 £53,143
Alison Dolan 3,879 £40,555
Alex Hardiman 2,124 £22,206

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 85,202,977 £890,797,124
BlackRock Inc 69,580,016 £727,459,067
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £408,409,300
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £384,154,380
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £379,955,537
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £376,418,736
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £368,093,032
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £356,394,839
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £353,202,080
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £343,591,238
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £264,607,728
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £255,426,105
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £18,672,912

* 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 1,045.50p
Change Today -14.00p
% Change -1.32 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 1,013.50
Volume 2,181,819
Shares Issued 645.16m
Market Cap £6,745m
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 05-Sep-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:31 15 @ 1,045.50p
15:31 26 @ 1,045.50p
15:31 6 @ 1,045.50p
16:47 12,763 @ 1,045.10p
16:39 4,490 @ 1,045.50p

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