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Pearson PLC

PSO

14.850USD

+0.240+1.64%

Close 10/21, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

9.70BMarket Cap

--P/E TTM

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Pearson PLC

14.850

+0.240+1.64%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Pearson PLC

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-21

Key Insights

Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Pearson PLC's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

70 / 82

Overall Ranking

525 / 4687

Industry

Media & Publishing

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

15.700

Target Price

+7.46%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Pearson PLC Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Pearson plc is a learning company with its principal operations in the education, assessment and certifications markets. The Company provides digital content, learning experiences, assessments, qualifications and data in the learning market. The Company’s divisions include Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications division includes Pearson VUE, 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. The Virtual Learning division includes virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning division includes Pearson Test of English, Institutional Courseware and English Online Solutions. The Workforce Skills division includes BTEC, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson College and Apprenticeships.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 4.54B.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 36.87%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 36.87%.

Fairly Valued

The company’s latest PE is 17.40, at a medium 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Buying

The latest institutional holdings are 23.71M shares, increasing 12.28% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by ETHSX

Star Investor ETHSX holds 250.00 shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-21

There is no financial score for this company; the Media & Publishing industry's average is 7.30. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 2.32B, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.14%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 48.55%.

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Industry at a Glance

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Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

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Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

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Key Metrics

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Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

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Key Metrics

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Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

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Free cash flow

No Data

Pearson PLC's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-21

There is no valuation score for this company; the Media & Publishing industry's average is 7.23. Its current P/E ratio is 17.40, which is 23.79% below the recent high of 21.54 and 6.67% above the recent low of 16.24.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

0.00

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Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 70/82

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-21

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.00, which is lower than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 7.36. The average price target for Pearson PLC is 15.70, with a high of 15.70 and a low of 15.70.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.00

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

15.700

Target Price

+7.46%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Pearson PLC

PSO

New York Times Co

NYT

McGraw Hill Inc

News Corp

NWS

News Corp

NWSA

Gannett Co Inc

GCI

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-21

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.14, which is higher than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 6.74. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 15.46 and the support level at 14.04, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.44

Change

1.7

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(2)

Neutral(2)

Buy(3)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

0.193

Buy

RSI(14)

62.138

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

68.964

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.262

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

118.086

Buy

Williams %R

29.710

Buy

TRIX(12,20)

0.096

Sell

StochRSI(14)

38.144

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(1)

Neutral(0)

Buy(5)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

14.738

Buy

MA10

14.400

Buy

MA20

14.248

Buy

MA50

14.329

Buy

MA100

14.482

Buy

MA200

15.350

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-21

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 5.56. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 3.70%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 20.23%. The largest institutional shareholder is Invesco, holding a total of 691.93K shares, representing 0.11% of shares outstanding, with 4.84% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

3.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

2.43M

+0.88%

Aperio Group, LLC

2.38M

+5.98%

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

2.37M

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

2.01M

-6.51%

Millennium Management LLC

1.45M

+101.00%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

1.18M

-6.82%

Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership

700.90K

-15.18%

Invesco Capital Management LLC

Star Investors

691.93K

+34.70%

Renaissance Technologies LLC

Star Investors

650.60K

+59.54%

Qube Research & Technologies Ltd

605.71K

+1072.42%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-21

There is no risk assessment score for the company; the Media & Publishing industry's average is 4.89. The company's beta value is 0.52. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.