Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

924.60p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.80p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 891.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 631.77m
  • Volume: 102,830
  • Market Cap: £5,841m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.11

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 £7,450,233
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,408,106
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £911,683
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £197,568
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £181,739
Esther Lee 7,163 £66,229
Annette Thomas 7,005 £64,768
Alison Dolan 3,879 £35,865
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £31,751
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,090

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 114,944,951 £1,062,781,017
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 63,821,238 £590,091,166
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £480,427,883
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £361,181,482
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £339,731,363
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £336,018,067
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £332,890,256
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £325,527,324
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £315,181,892
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £303,858,880
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £234,008,900
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £225,889,026
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £16,513,606

* 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 924.60p
Change Today -3.80p
% Change -0.41 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 891.60
Volume 102,830
Shares Issued 631.77m
Market Cap £5,841m
Beta 0.11
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 24-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
09:03 16 @ 924.60p
09:03 27 @ 924.60p
09:02 153 @ 924.20p
09:02 93 @ 924.20p
09:01 181 @ 924.20p

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