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PSO

Stock
Communication Services
Publishing

Performance overview

PSO Price
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Forward-looking statistics

Beta
0.51
Risk
20.18%

Detailed forecast

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Individual forecast components (weighted-sum)

Company Profile

Pearson plc is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London, England. It was founded as a construction business in the 1840s but switched to publishing in the 1920s. It is the largest education company and was once the largest book publisher in the world.

Company info

SectorCommunication Services
IndustryPublishing
Employees19K
Market cap$8.1B

Fundamentals

Enterprise value$14.9B
Revenue$4.8B
Revenue per employee—
Profit margin12.22%
Debt to equity37.75

Security info

ExchangeNyse American
Type of shareADR
Earnings per share (EPS)$0.87
Dividend per share$0.42
Revenue per share$5.28
Avg trading volume (30 day)$9M
Avg trading volume (10 day)$10M
Put-call ratio—

Macro factor sensitivity

Growth+0.8
Credit+3.4
Liquidity+0.4
Inflation-2.9
Commodities-0.2
Interest Rates-0.5

Valuation

Dividend yield2.83%
PEG Ratio17.31
Price to sales2.73
P/E Ratio17.31
Enterprise Value to Revenue3.08
Price to book2.45

Upcoming events

Next earnings dayJuly 28, 2025
Next dividend day—
Ex. dividend dayMarch 21, 2025

News

Down 11.1% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Pearson (PSO)

Pearson (PSO) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.

Zacks Investment Research (June 26, 2025)
BNP Paribas' Pearson on EV Value Chain

BNP Paribas Head of Global Automotive Research Stuart Pearson discusses EV and battery value chain and China's "overcapacity" issues. He speaks with Stephen Engle on the sidelines of the "BNP Paribas Global Electric Vehicle and Mobility Conference" on "Bloomberg: The China Show".

Bloomberg Markets and Finance (May 6, 2024)
White-collar workers most likely to be affected by generative AI, Pearson says

White-collar jobs are more likely to be hit by generative AI technology than blue-collar roles, according to Oli Latham, VP of strategy and growth, at Pearson Workforce Skills.

CNBC International TV (November 28, 2023)
Pearson's Profits Surge In First Half, 2023 Guidance Maintained

Sales, profits, and cash flow all rose in a solid first half for the FTSE 100 company.

Forbes (July 31, 2023)
Investors highlight under-the-radar stocks set to benefit from A.I. boom

CNBC's Steve Kovach reports on under-the-radar AI names to know.

CNBC Television (May 12, 2023)

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