Pearson plc PSO
Set alert
17.12 USD -0.20 -1.13%
As of Nov 3, 10:15 AM ET
17.07 Day range 17.18
12.02 52-week range 18.43
- YTD
- +21.90%
- 1 year
- +24.65%
- Open
- 17.16
- Prev close
- 17.31
- Mkt cap
- 10.28B
- Vol
- 49.88K
- Avg vol
- 699.65K
- EPS
- 0.67
- P/E
- 25.53
- Div yield
- 1.26%
More statistics
- Low
- 17.07
- High
- 17.18
- Forward P/E
- 17.83
- Beta
- -0.05
- Short ratio
- 5.48
- Inst. own
- 4.49%
- Dividend
- 0.35
- Ex-div date
- Aug 13, 2026
- Earnings
- Feb 25, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 16.66
- 200-d avg
- 15.06
- 1y target
- 16.15
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 16.15 -5.6% downside
Now 17.12
- Target (low)
- 14.00
- Target (mean)
- 16.15
- Target (high)
- 18.30
Ratings (0m) 2 0 buy · 1 hold · 1 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy0
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Recommendation trend
- This month 2
- 1 month ago 2
- 2 months ago 2
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Next quarter | 0.00 | 0.00 – 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Current year | 0.87354 | 0.808 – 0.93907 | 0.85932 | +1.7% | 3.72B | +4.1% | 2 |
| Next year | 0.9711 | 0.888 – 1.05 | 0.87354 | +11.2% | 3.92B | +5.4% | 2 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | UBS | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Citigroup | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| Jul 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | Downgrade | Overweight | Neutral |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Citigroup | Initiated | — | Buy |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Deutsche Bank | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Berenberg | Upgrade | Sell | Hold |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Upgrade | Reduce | Hold |
| Aug 23, 2021 | JP Morgan | Upgrade | Neutral | Overweight |
| May 27, 2020 | Berenberg | Downgrade | Hold | Sell |
| Mar 17, 2020 | Goldman Sachs | Upgrade | Sell | Neutral |
| Mar 7, 2019 | UBS | Initiated | — | Neutral |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Citigroup | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| Oct 27, 2016 | Morgan Stanley | Downgrade | Overweight | Equal-Weight |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Exane BNP Paribas | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
| Mar 2, 2016 | Goldman Sachs | Downgrade | Neutral | Sell |
| Jan 21, 2016 | Jefferies | Upgrade | Underperform | Buy |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Charles Stanley | Downgrade | — | Hold |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Exane BNP Paribas | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
| Oct 22, 2015 | B of A Securities | Downgrade | — | Neutral |
| Oct 22, 2015 | JP Morgan | Downgrade | Overweight | Neutral |
| Jul 8, 2015 | Berenberg | Downgrade | Hold | Sell |
| Apr 13, 2015 | Jefferies | Downgrade | Buy | Underperform |
| Mar 2, 2015 | Nomura | Upgrade | Reduce | Neutral |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Jefferies | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| Jan 27, 2014 | JP Morgan | Downgrade | Overweight | Neutral |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Kepler Cheuvreux | Upgrade | Reduce | Hold |
| Oct 15, 2013 | Societe Generale | Upgrade | Sell | Hold |
| Mar 12, 2013 | Charles Stanley | Downgrade | Accumulate | Hold |
| Jan 24, 2013 | Barclays | Upgrade | Underweight | Equal-weight |
| Jul 9, 2012 | Deutsche Bank | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |