Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,059.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,013.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 647.21m
  • Volume: 613,176
  • Market Cap: £6,857m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.01

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 £6,197,153
Omar Abbosh 384,853 £4,077,518
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £973,225
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £226,394
Lincoln Wallen 20,840 £220,800
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £208,255
Annette Thomas 6,223 £65,933
Esther Lee 5,083 £53,854
Alison Dolan 3,879 £41,098
Alex Hardiman 2,124 £22,504

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 85,202,977 £902,725,541
BlackRock Inc 69,580,016 £737,200,270
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £413,878,196
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £389,298,484
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £385,043,416
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £381,459,254
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £373,022,064
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £361,167,223
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £357,931,711
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £348,192,173
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £268,151,016
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £258,846,445
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £18,922,956

* 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 1,059.50p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -0.56 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 1,013.50
Volume 613,176
Shares Issued 647.21m
Market Cap £6,857m
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
94.81% below the market average94.81% below the market average94.81% below the market average94.81% below the market average94.81% 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
4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average
42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average
Income
50.07% below the market average50.07% below the market average50.07% below the market average50.07% below the market average50.07% 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
7.83% above the market average7.83% above the market average7.83% above the market average7.83% above the market average7.83% 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 15-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:56 956 @ 1,059.50p
15:56 937 @ 1,059.50p
15:55 262 @ 1,059.50p
15:55 589 @ 1,059.00p
15:55 26 @ 1,059.50p

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