Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

964.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      16.60p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 929.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.53m
  • Volume: 1,537,333
  • Market Cap: £6,130m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.46

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 £7,772,544
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,642,071
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £951,124
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £206,116
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £189,602
Esther Lee 7,163 £69,094
Annette Thomas 7,005 £67,570
Alison Dolan 3,879 £37,417
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £33,124
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,440

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 97,043,459 £936,081,206
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £501,212,131
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £376,806,897
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £354,428,804
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £350,554,864
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £347,291,738
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £339,610,272
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £328,817,276
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £325,871,570
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £317,004,408
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £244,132,582
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £235,661,426
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £17,228,016

* 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 964.60p
Change Today 16.60p
% Change 1.75 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 929.80
Volume 1,537,333
Shares Issued 635.53m
Market Cap £6,130m
Beta 0.46
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 22-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 5,345 @ 962.41p
16:35 595 @ 964.60p
16:35 300 @ 964.60p
16:35 745,094 @ 964.60p
16:35 233 @ 964.60p

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