Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,071.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      19.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 977.40p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 653.52m
  • Volume: 2,060,203
  • Market Cap: £7,002m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.01

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
20-May-25 Transfer To Sally Johnson 0.000p 72,120 £0.00
09-May-25 Buy Lincoln Wallen 1,167.84p 279 £3,258.27
01-May-25 Sell Sally Johnson 1,173.66p 63,957 £750,637.72
01-May-25 Transfer From Sally Johnson 0.000p 136,077 £0.00
31-Mar-25 Buy Annette Thomas 1,224.00p 307 £3,757.68

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 £6,267,343
Omar Abbosh 384,853 £4,123,700
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £984,248
Lincoln Wallen 20,840 £223,301
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £210,614
Graeme Pitkethly 19,082 £204,464
Annette Thomas 5,875 £62,951
Esther Lee 5,083 £54,464
Alison Dolan 2,878 £30,838
Alex Hardiman 2,124 £22,759

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 85,202,977 £912,949,899
BlackRock Inc 69,580,016 £745,549,871
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £418,565,820
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £393,707,717
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £389,404,455
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £385,779,699
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £377,246,948
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £365,257,838
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £361,985,681
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £352,135,831
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £271,188,121
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £261,778,165
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £19,137,279

* 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 1,071.50p
Change Today 19.00p
% Change 1.81 %
52 Week High 1,379.00p
52 Week Low 977.40p
Volume 2,060,203
Shares Issued 653.52m
Market Cap £7,002m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.59% below the market average94.59% below the market average94.59% below the market average94.59% below the market average94.59% 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
14.90% above the market average14.90% above the market average14.90% above the market average14.90% above the market average14.90% above the market average
61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average61.90% above the sector average
Income
58.79% below the market average58.79% below the market average58.79% below the market average58.79% below the market average58.79% below the market average
64.71% below the sector average64.71% below the sector average64.71% below the sector average64.71% below the sector average64.71% below the sector average
Growth
5.74% above the market average5.74% above the market average5.74% above the market average5.74% above the market average5.74% above the market average
29.73% below the sector average29.73% below the sector average29.73% below the sector average29.73% below the sector average29.73% 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
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 20-Mar-25 08-Aug-24
Paid 09-May-25 16-Sep-24
Amount 16.60p 7.40p

Trades for 27-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 2,096 @ 1,071.50p
16:35 20,994 @ 1,071.50p
16:35 15 @ 1,071.50p
16:35 186 @ 1,071.50p
16:35 5,261 @ 1,071.50p

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