Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,050.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 984.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.81m
  • Volume: 1,566,610
  • Market Cap: £6,676m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.50

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

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
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
02-Jan-26 Transfer From Omar Abbosh 0.000p 472,951 £0.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £8,460,680
Sally Johnson 584,913 £6,141,586
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £1,035,332
Lincoln Wallen 22,739 £238,760
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £224,364
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £206,388
Esther Lee 7,163 £75,212
Annette Thomas 7,005 £73,552
Alison Dolan 3,879 £40,730
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £36,057
Arden Hoffman 875 £9,188

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 90,120,099 £946,261,040
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £545,586,500
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £410,167,160
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £385,807,842
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £381,590,926
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £378,038,902
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £369,677,364
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £357,928,820
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £354,722,319
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £345,070,110
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £265,746,642
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £256,525,500
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £18,753,284

* 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 1,050.00p
Change Today 10.00p
% Change 0.96 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 984.60
Volume 1,566,610
Shares Issued 635.81m
Market Cap £6,676m
Beta 0.50
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 06-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 413 @ 1,050.00p
16:36 412 @ 1,050.00p
16:36 825 @ 1,050.00p
16:36 1,649 @ 1,050.00p
16:35 789 @ 1,050.00p

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