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Pearson BATS-CHIXE:PSONL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£12.80

Market Cap

UK£8.5b

7D

0.4%

1Y

33.2%

Updated

24 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

PSONL Stock Overview

Offers educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. More details

PSONL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends2/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Pearson
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£12.80
52 Week HighUK£12.86
52 Week LowUK£9.25
Beta0.28
1 Month Change3.94%
3 Month Change24.71%
1 Year Change33.20%
3 Year Change111.49%
5 Year Change99.67%
Change since IPO10.30%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

PSONLGB Consumer ServicesGB Market
7D0.4%-0.4%-1.9%
1Y33.2%31.0%2.6%

Return vs Industry: PSONL exceeded the UK Consumer Services industry which returned 31% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PSONL exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PSONL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PSONL volatility
PSONL Average Weekly Movement2.4%
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement4.1%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.7%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: PSONL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: PSONL's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
184417,612Omar Abboshwww.pearsonplc.com

Pearson plc offers educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers Pearson VUE, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware.

Pearson plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Pearson's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PSONL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£8.49b
Earnings (TTM)UK£349.00m
Revenue (TTM)UK£3.55b

24.3x

P/E Ratio

2.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PSONL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£3.55b
Cost of RevenueUK£1.75b
Gross ProfitUK£1.80b
Other ExpensesUK£1.45b
EarningsUK£349.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.53
Gross Margin50.58%
Net Profit Margin9.83%
Debt/Equity Ratio29.9%

How did PSONL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.8%

Current Dividend Yield

46%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 00:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Pearson plc is covered by 36 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Véronique Cabioc'h Le BrunAlphaValue
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays
JULIEN ROCHBarclays