Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

985.80p
   
  • Change Today:
      13.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 956.42
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.81m
  • Volume: 609,334
  • Market Cap: £6,268m
  • 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 £7,943,369
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,766,072
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £972,028
Lincoln Wallen 22,739 £224,161
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £210,646
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £193,769
Esther Lee 7,163 £70,613
Annette Thomas 7,005 £69,055
Alison Dolan 3,879 £38,239
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £33,852
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,626

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 90,120,099 £888,403,936
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £512,227,782
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £385,088,368
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £362,218,448
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £358,259,367
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £354,924,524
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £347,074,234
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £336,044,029
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £333,033,583
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £323,971,538
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £249,498,133
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £240,840,798
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £17,606,654

* 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 985.80p
Change Today 13.00p
% Change 1.34 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 956.42
Volume 609,334
Shares Issued 635.81m
Market Cap £6,268m
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 15-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
14:49 1 @ 985.80p
14:49 61 @ 985.80p
14:49 94 @ 985.80p
14:49 153 @ 986.00p
14:49 13 @ 986.00p

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