Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,019.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -30.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 984.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.81m
  • Volume: 1,466,046
  • Market Cap: £6,482m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.52

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
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
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

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,963,188
Omar Abbosh 384,853 £3,923,576
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £1,005,258
Lincoln Wallen 22,739 £231,824
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £217,847
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £200,393
Esther Lee 7,163 £73,027
Annette Thomas 7,005 £71,416
Alison Dolan 3,879 £39,546
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £35,010
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,921

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 90,120,099 £918,774,409
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £529,738,511
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £398,252,780
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £374,601,043
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £370,506,619
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £367,057,772
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £358,939,117
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £347,531,840
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £344,418,480
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £335,046,645
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £258,027,335
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £249,074,045
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £18,208,545

* 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 1,019.50p
Change Today -30.50p
% Change -2.90 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 984.60
Volume 1,466,046
Shares Issued 635.81m
Market Cap £6,482m
Beta 0.52
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 02-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:49 76 @ 1,019.50p
16:39 15 @ 1,019.50p
16:35 8 @ 1,019.50p
16:35 7 @ 1,019.50p
16:35 20 @ 1,019.50p

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