Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,217.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,326.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 891.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 601.40m
  • Volume: 948,648
  • Market Cap: £7,322m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.00

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
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
23-Sep-25 Buy Lincoln Wallen 1,025.20p 1,752 £17,961.51
24-Sep-25 Buy Esther Lee 1,031.83p 1,480 £15,271.12
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

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £9,810,359
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £1,118,359
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £260,155
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £239,312
Esther Lee 7,163 £87,210
Annette Thomas 7,005 £85,286
Alison Dolan 3,879 £47,227
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £41,809
Arden Hoffman 875 £10,653

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 116,765,346 £1,421,618,088
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 72,267,456 £879,856,277
Artemis Investment Management LLP 72,066,708 £877,412,170
BlackRock Inc 63,894,697 £777,917,936
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £475,598,587
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £447,353,379
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £442,463,765
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £438,345,108
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £415,026,988
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £400,117,008
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £308,139,559
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £297,447,425
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £21,744,879

* 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 1,217.50p
Change Today 3.00p
% Change 0.25 %
52 Week High 1,326.00p
52 Week Low 891.60p
Volume 948,648
Shares Issued 601.40m
Market Cap £7,322m
Beta 0.00
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 2
Neutral 5
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 13-Aug-26 19-Mar-26
Paid 14-Sep-26 08-May-26
Amount 8.20p 17.40p

Trades for 26-Aug-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 5 @ 1,217.50p
16:35 127 @ 1,217.50p
16:35 700,455 @ 1,217.50p
16:35 469 @ 1,217.50p
16:35 239 @ 1,217.50p

Pearson Key Personnel

CFO Simon Robson

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