PSON 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
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for PSON from our risk checks.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£12.66 |
| 52 Week High | UK£12.86 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£9.24 |
| Beta | 0.28 |
| 1 Month Change | 5.46% |
| 3 Month Change | 23.34% |
| 1 Year Change | 32.32% |
| 3 Year Change | 111.83% |
| 5 Year Change | 92.33% |
| Change since IPO | 256.98% |
Recent News & Updates
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Pearson (LON:PSON)
Nov 11
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Pearson plc (LON:PSON)
Oct 28Do Pearson's (LON:PSON) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Oct 01Is There An Opportunity With Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) 34% Undervaluation?
Sep 16Recent updates
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Pearson (LON:PSON)
Nov 11Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Pearson plc (LON:PSON)
Oct 28Do Pearson's (LON:PSON) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Oct 01Is There An Opportunity With Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) 34% Undervaluation?
Sep 16Pearson (LON:PSON) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 02Pearson's (LON:PSON) Dividend Will Be £0.074
Aug 01Subdued Growth No Barrier To Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Price
Jul 27Returns At Pearson (LON:PSON) Are On The Way Up
Jun 10Is Pearson (LON:PSON) A Risky Investment?
May 25Is Now The Time To Put Pearson (LON:PSON) On Your Watchlist?
May 09Subdued Growth No Barrier To Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Price
Apr 24Are Investors Undervaluing Pearson plc (LON:PSON) By 37%?
Apr 08Shareholder Returns
| PSON | GB Consumer Services | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.4% | -0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1Y | 32.3% | 33.4% | 3.5% |
Return vs Industry: PSON underperformed the UK Consumer Services industry which returned 33.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PSON exceeded the UK Market which returned 3.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| PSON volatility | |
|---|---|
| PSON Average Weekly Movement | 2.4% |
| Consumer Services Industry Average Movement | 4.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.6% |
Stable Share Price: PSON has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: PSON's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 | 17,612 | Omar Abbosh | www.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
| PSON fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£8.49b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£349.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£3.55b |
24.1x
P/E Ratio2.4x
P/S RatioIs PSON overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| PSON income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£3.55b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£1.75b |
| Gross Profit | UK£1.80b |
| Other Expenses | UK£1.45b |
| Earnings | UK£349.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.53 |
| Gross Margin | 50.58% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.83% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 29.9% |
How did PSON perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.8%
Current Dividend Yield46%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/19 20:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* 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 37 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Véronique Cabioc'h Le Brun | AlphaValue |
| Nicholas Michael Dempsey | Barclays |
| JULIEN ROCH | Barclays |