Pearson plc PSO
Set alert
At close
Pre-market · Nov 2, 4:52 AM ET
- YTD
- +23.72%
- 1 year
- +23.63%
- Open
- 17.58
- Prev close
- 17.50
- Mkt cap
- 10.44B
- Vol
- 609.48K
- Avg vol
- 691.37K
- EPS
- 0.67
- P/E
- 25.93
- Div yield
- 1.98%
More statistics
- Low
- 17.33
- High
- 17.61
- Forward P/E
- 17.89
- 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
- 16.64
- 200-d avg
- 15.04
- 1y target
- 16.15
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Mar 24, 2022Dividend: 0.189
- Jun 21, 2022Rating: Deutsche Bank · Hold → Buy
- Aug 11, 2022Dividend: 0.081
- Mar 23, 2023Dividend: 0.18151
- Aug 10, 2023Dividend: 0.086471
- Mar 21, 2024Dividend: 0.19671
- Jul 29, 2024Earnings: 0.2891; estimate 0.2984; surprise -3.12%
- Aug 9, 2024Dividend: 0.09748
- Feb 27, 2025Earnings: 0.507; estimate 0.4565; surprise 11.06%
- Mar 21, 2025Dividend: 0.22007
- Aug 1, 2025Earnings: 0.3209; estimate 0.3058; surprise 4.94%
- Aug 15, 2025Dividend: 0.10617
- Jan 12, 2026Rating: Citigroup · — → Buy
- Feb 27, 2026Earnings: 0.529; estimate 0.523; surprise 1.15%
- Mar 20, 2026Dividend: 0.23618
- Jul 14, 2026Downgrade: JP Morgan · Overweight → Neutral
- Jul 31, 2026Earnings: 0.3889; estimate 0.3569; surprise 8.97%
- Aug 14, 2026Dividend: 0.11039
- Sep 2, 2026Downgrade: Citigroup · Buy → Neutral
- Oct 8, 2026Downgrade: UBS · Buy → Neutral
Signals (106)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 12, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 5, 2026 | 4 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 31, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 31, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 10, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 22, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 2, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 5, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 15, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 8, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 3, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 18, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 28, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 28, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 7, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 24, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 17, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 13, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 25, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 26, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 5, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 18, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 4, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 4, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 31, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 31, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 10, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 19, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 12, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 24, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 17, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 13, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 9, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 26, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 3, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 8, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 1, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 1, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 11, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 27, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 27, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 20, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 7, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 10.44B
- Enterprise value
- 12.22B
- Trailing P/E
- 25.93
- Forward P/E
- 17.89
- PEG ratio
- 1.86
- Price / sales
- 2.87
- Price / book
- 2.39
- EPS (TTM)
- 0.67
- Beta
- -0.05
- Dividend yield
- 1.98%
- Payout ratio
- 51.09%
- Profit margin
- 8.78%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 3.63B
- Revenue growth
- 3.30%
- Free cash flow
- 838.50M
- Total cash
- 339.00M
- Total debt
- 1.76B
- Return on equity
- 9.16%
- Shares outstanding
- 601.07M
- Short % of float
- 0.75%
- 50-day average
- 16.64
- 200-day average
- 15.04
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
- Target (low)
- 14.00
- Target (mean)
- 16.15
- Target (high)
- 18.30
- Strong buy0
- Buy0
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Feb 25, 2027
Expected Feb 25, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 0.609 | — | — | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.3569 | 0.3889 | +0.03 | +8.97% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.523 | 0.529 | +0.01 | +1.15% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.3058 | 0.3209 | +0.02 | +4.94% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | 0.4565 | 0.507 | +0.05 | +11.06% |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 0.2984 | 0.2891 | -0.01 | -3.12% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | UBS | down | Buy | Neutral |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Citigroup | down | Buy | Neutral |
| Jul 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | down | Overweight | Neutral |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Citigroup | init | — | Buy |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Deutsche Bank | up | Hold | Buy |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Berenberg | up | Sell | Hold |
About Pearson plc
Pearson plc provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Enterprise Learning & Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers pearson professional assessments, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware, including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses, and PDR. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Enterprise Learning & Skills segment provides vocational qualifications, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson College, and Enterprise content and training. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- plc.pearson.com
News
Your note
Sign in to keep a note on PSO — it syncs with the Stock Master app.
Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | — | Decrease | Nov 20, 2025 | 2,304,035 |
| Hardiman (Alex) | — | Bought | Dec 11, 2025 | 3,434 |
| Hoffman (Arden) | — | Bought | Dec 9, 2025 | 875 |
| Kordestani (Omid R) | — | Bought | Oct 29, 2025 | 98,603 |
| Lee (Esther) | — | Bought | Sep 23, 2025 | 5,283 |
| Maglaras (Costis) | — | Bought | Mar 15, 2026 | 500 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 0.80% | 4,832,707 | 83.94M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 0.47% | 2,831,013 | 49.17M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.42% | 2,516,608 | 43.71M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| LMR Partners LLP | 0.23% | 1,373,260 | 23.85M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 0.17% | 1,012,867 | 17.59M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Northern Trust Corporation | 0.14% | 816,368 | 14.18M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco Exch-Trd Fd. TRT-Invesco Intl Dividend Achievers ETF | 0.14% | 820,409 | 14.25M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust-13D Activist Fund | 0.06% | 347,338 | 6.03M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-Intl Core Eqy. 2 PORT. | 0.06% | 349,430 | 6.07M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Dimensional ETF Trust-Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF | 0.04% | 236,150 | 4.10M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Praxis Mutual Funds-Praxis International Index Fund | 0.02% | 114,298 | 1.99M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| DFA INVESTMENT TRUST CO-The DFA International Value Series | 0.02% | 139,690 | 2.43M | Jul 30, 2026 |