Pearson Valuation

Is PSOR.F undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PSOR.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PSOR.F ($14.65) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($17.95)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PSOR.F is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PSOR.F?

Key metric: As PSOR.F is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PSOR.F. This is calculated by dividing PSOR.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PSOR.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.5x
EarningsUK£349.00m
Market CapUK£8.21b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PSOR.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PSOR.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.7x
EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group
24.6x20.7%US$9.6b
BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions
57.4x33.4%US$6.7b
LOPE Grand Canyon Education
21.3x6.4%US$4.8b
LRN Stride
19.4x14.6%US$4.5b
PSOR.F Pearson
23.5x10.6%US$8.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PSOR.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the peer average (30.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PSOR.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Services Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
QSG QuantaSing Group
3.1x-21.4%US$142.61m
STG Sunlands Technology Group
1.4xn/aUS$82.89m
RGS Regis
0.6xn/aUS$48.50m
REDU RISE Education Cayman
1xn/aUS$40.41m
PSOR.F 23.5xIndustry Avg. 19.9xNo. of Companies6PE01632486480+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PSOR.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the US Consumer Services industry average (19.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PSOR.F's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PSOR.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.5x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PSOR.F's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PSOR.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$15.52
0%
9.9%US$18.24US$13.03n/a11
Nov ’25n/a
US$15.22
0%
8.4%US$18.07US$12.97n/a11
Oct ’25US$13.64
US$14.90
+9.3%
7.9%US$17.20US$12.87n/a11
Sep ’25n/a
US$14.90
0%
7.9%US$17.20US$12.87n/a11
Aug ’25US$13.40
US$14.96
+11.6%
9.2%US$17.23US$12.74n/a11
Jul ’25n/a
US$14.34
0%
8.2%US$16.09US$12.66n/a11
Jun ’25US$12.09
US$14.39
+19.0%
8.1%US$16.14US$12.70n/a11
May ’25n/a
US$14.17
0%
8.2%US$15.88US$12.50n/a11
Apr ’25n/a
US$14.24
0%
8.4%US$16.01US$12.55n/a11
Mar ’25US$11.94
US$14.25
+19.4%
9.6%US$16.54US$12.21n/a11
Feb ’25US$11.91
US$14.32
+20.2%
9.9%US$16.76US$12.39n/a11
Jan ’25n/a
US$13.91
0%
7.7%US$15.65US$12.45n/a11
Dec ’24n/a
US$13.81
0%
8.2%US$15.57US$12.39n/a11
Nov ’24n/a
US$13.31
0%
7.7%US$14.88US$11.84n/a11
Oct ’24US$10.42
US$13.06
+25.3%
8.5%US$14.93US$11.11US$13.6412
Sep ’24US$10.65
US$13.21
+24.0%
8.7%US$15.07US$11.40n/a13
Aug ’24n/a
US$13.27
0%
8.2%US$15.20US$11.50US$13.4013
Jul ’24US$10.30
US$12.92
+25.4%
9.7%US$15.29US$11.13n/a13
Jun ’24US$10.08
US$12.92
+28.1%
9.7%US$15.29US$11.13US$12.0913
May ’24US$10.83
US$13.02
+20.2%
9.9%US$15.46US$11.12n/a13
Apr ’24n/a
US$12.90
0%
11.0%US$15.24US$10.96n/a13
Mar ’24US$11.05
US$12.58
+13.9%
11.3%US$14.92US$10.55US$11.9413
Feb ’24US$11.33
US$12.94
+14.3%
11.1%US$15.34US$10.97US$11.9113
Jan ’24US$11.24
US$12.28
+9.2%
12.8%US$14.59US$9.49n/a13
Dec ’23n/a
US$12.16
0%
12.4%US$14.46US$9.55n/a13
Nov ’23n/a
US$11.31
0%
12.3%US$13.19US$8.95n/a14

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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