Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,158.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      18.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,159.00
  • 52 Week Low: 919.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 666.22m
  • Volume: 1,625,171
  • Market Cap: £7,715m
  • RiskGrade: 238

Pearson Overview

UK higher education-focused publisher of courseware and assessment services provider. Its product offering includes Wall Street English, a global language school for adults, online program management, academic and vocal qualifications and digital learning for schoolchildren. Pearson's stated strategy is to combine its core capabilities and learning technology with related services to enable its partners to achieve scale online.

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Pearson Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.0% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.6 2.6
Op Mrgn 13.5% 16.4%
ROCE 19.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 19.9 18.7
PEG 1.6 3.0
Pr/Revenue 2.1 2.1
Pr/Book 1.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -4.3% -1.7%
PBT 52.6% 20.4%
EPS 12.4% 6.2%
DPS 5.6% 5.6%

Pearson Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-19 3,869.00 232.00 34.00p 18.7 n/a -52% 19.50p 3.1%
31-Dec-20 3,397.00 354.00 41.00p 16.6 0.8 +21% 19.50p 2.9%
31-Dec-21 3,428.00 177.00 34.90p 17.6 n/a -15% 20.50p 3.3%
31-Dec-22 3,841.00 323.00 51.80p 18.1 0.4 +48% 21.50p 2.3%
31-Dec-23 3,674.00 493.00 58.20p 16.6 1.4 +12% 22.70p 2.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Pearson Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-24 3,609.71 593.76 61.81p 18.7 3.0 +6% 23.97p 0.0%
31-Dec-25 3,735.04 632.02 67.95p 17.0 1.7 +10% 25.97p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 3,896.27 671.82 73.20p 15.8 2.0 +8% 30.04p 0.0%

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Pearson Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 01-Nov-2024 10:00 RNS
Result of AGM - Update Statement 30-Oct-2024 13:39 RNS
Pearson 2024 Nine Month Trading Update 29-Oct-2024 07:00 RNS

Latest Pearson Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,158.00p
Change Today 18.50p
% Change 1.62 %
52 Week High 1,159.00
52 Week Low 919.60
Volume 1,625,171
Shares Issued 666.22m
Market Cap £7,715m
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
93.8% below the market average93.8% below the market average93.8% below the market average93.8% below the market average93.8% below the market average
95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average95.65% below the sector average
Price Trend
69.25% above the market average69.25% above the market average69.25% above the market average69.25% above the market average69.25% above the market average
65.22% above the sector average65.22% above the sector average65.22% above the sector average65.22% above the sector average65.22% above the sector average
Income
64.25% below the market average64.25% below the market average64.25% below the market average64.25% below the market average64.25% 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
15.48% above the market average15.48% above the market average15.48% above the market average15.48% above the market average15.48% above the market average
9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average9.52% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 4
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 13
buy
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Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 08-Aug-24 21-Mar-24
Paid 16-Sep-24 03-May-24
Amount 7.40p 15.70p

Trades for 01-Nov-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:39 1,159 @ 1,158.00p
16:36 1,280 @ 1,158.00p
16:36 13,920 @ 1,158.00p
16:36 3,000 @ 1,158.00p
16:35 180 @ 1,158.00p

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