Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

972.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -102.70p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 972.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.81m
  • Volume: 5,419,255
  • Market Cap: £6,185m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.49

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 £7,838,618
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,690,034
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £959,210
Lincoln Wallen 22,739 £221,205
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £207,868
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £191,214
Esther Lee 7,163 £69,682
Annette Thomas 7,005 £68,145
Alison Dolan 3,879 £37,735
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £33,406
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,512

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 90,120,099 £876,688,323
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £505,472,902
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £380,010,107
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £357,441,780
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £353,534,908
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £350,244,042
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £342,497,276
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £331,612,529
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £328,641,783
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £319,699,241
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £246,207,936
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £237,664,768
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £17,374,471

* 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 972.80p
Change Today -102.70p
% Change -9.55 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 972.80
Volume 5,419,255
Shares Issued 635.81m
Market Cap £6,185m
Beta 0.49
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

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 14-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:28 25,110 @ 972.80p
15:57 330 @ 982.20p
17:07 3,000 @ 972.80p
15:53 14,097 @ 1,033.22p
15:53 13,359 @ 1,033.22p

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