Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

928.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.60p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 891.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 631.98m
  • Volume: 2,109,852
  • Market Cap: £5,865m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.12

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
01-May-25 Sell Sally Johnson 1,173.66p 63,957 £750,637.72
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
30-Oct-25 Buy Omid Kordestani 1,069.30p 6,746 £72,134.78
30-Jun-25 Buy Graeme Pitkethly 1,077.00p 2,286 £24,620.22
31-Mar-25 Buy Graeme Pitkethly 1,224.00p 1,834 £22,448.16

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £7,477,629
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,427,993
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £915,036
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £198,295
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £182,408
Esther Lee 7,163 £66,473
Annette Thomas 7,005 £65,006
Alison Dolan 3,879 £35,997
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £31,868
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,120

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 114,944,951 £1,066,689,145
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 63,821,238 £592,261,089
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £482,194,544
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £362,509,642
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £340,980,645
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £337,253,695
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £334,114,382
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £326,724,375
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £316,340,900
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £304,976,250
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £234,869,413
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £226,719,680
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £16,574,331

* 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 928.00p
Change Today 4.60p
% Change 0.50 %
52 Week High 1,379.00p
52 Week Low 891.60p
Volume 2,109,852
Shares Issued 631.98m
Market Cap £5,865m
Beta 0.12
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 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 20-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 9,022 @ 928.00p
16:35 160 @ 928.00p
16:35 1,178 @ 928.00p
16:35 158 @ 928.00p
16:35 1,096,239 @ 928.00p

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