Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,292.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -33.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,326.00
  • 52 Week Low: 891.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 601.14m
  • Volume: 2,088,285
  • Market Cap: £7,770m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.00

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
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
23-Sep-25 Buy Lincoln Wallen 1,025.20p 1,752 £17,961.51
24-Sep-25 Buy Esther Lee 1,031.83p 1,480 £15,271.12
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*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £10,414,694
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £1,187,252
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £276,181
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £254,054
Esther Lee 7,163 £92,582
Annette Thomas 7,005 £90,540
Alison Dolan 3,879 £50,136
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £44,384
Arden Hoffman 875 £11,309

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 116,765,346 £1,509,192,097
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 72,267,456 £934,056,869
Artemis Investment Management LLP 72,066,708 £931,462,201
BlackRock Inc 63,894,697 £825,838,959
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £504,896,242
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £474,911,082
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £469,720,260
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £465,347,887
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £440,593,333
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £424,764,874
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £327,121,462
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £315,770,675
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £23,084,399

* 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 1,292.50p
Change Today -33.50p
% Change -2.53 %
52 Week High 1,326.00
52 Week Low 891.60
Volume 2,088,285
Shares Issued 601.14m
Market Cap £7,770m
Beta 0.00
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

Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 19-Mar-26 14-Aug-25
Paid 08-May-26 15-Sep-25
Amount 17.40p 7.80p

Trades for 30-Jul-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:40 33,637 @ 1,309.50p
17:40 33,637 @ 1,309.50p
16:35 984,609 @ 1,292.50p
16:35 3,339 @ 1,292.50p
16:35 5,878 @ 1,292.50p

Pearson Key Personnel

CFO Simon Robson

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