Communication Services -
Publishing - NYSE - GB
$ 15.855
-1.68 %
$ 10.8 B
Market Cap
18.85
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE
Balance Sheet
Pearson plc
| Current Assets | 2.73 B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 543 M |
| Receivables | 1.01 B |
| Other Current Assets | 1.17 B |
| Non-Current Assets | 4.16 B |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 |
| PP&E | 216 M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 3.95 B |
| Current Liabilities | 1.48 B |
| Accounts Payable | 273 M |
| Short-Term Debt | 315 M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 890 M |
| Non-Current Liabilities | 1.36 B |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.16 B |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 204 M |
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall
Pearson plc
| Revenue | 3.55 B |
| Cost Of Revenue | 1.74 B |
| Gross Profit | 1.81 B |
| Operating Expenses | 1.27 B |
| Operating Income | 541 M |
| Other Expenses | 31 M |
| Net Income | 510 M |
RATIOS
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis
Pearson plc
| Net Income | 510 M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 526 M |
| Capital Expenditures | -124 M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 44 M |
| Change in Working Capital | -53 M |
| Others | -500 M |
| Free Cash Flow | 503 M |
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets
Pearson plc
Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for PSO of $14.5 , with forecasts ranging from
a
low of
$11 to a high of $18 .
PSO Lowest Price Target
Wall Street Target
11 USD
-30.62%
PSO Average Price Target
Wall Street Target
14.5 USD
-8.55%
PSO Highest Price Target
Wall Street Target
18 USD
13.53%
4. DIVIDEND
ANALYSIS
0.58%
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.209 USD
DIVIDEND PER SHARE
5. COMPETITION
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership
Pearson plc
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7. News
Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of Directors' Interests
2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) Awards LONDON , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On 1 May 2025, the Company made a grant of performance-related restricted shares under the 2025 LTIP, including to the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, under the 2020 LTIP rules. This represents the company's annual grant of long-term incentives for 2025.
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- 1 week ago
Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMRs' Interests
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them LONDON , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) Name Tom ap Simon 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status President – Higher Education and Virtual Learning b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Pearson plc b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc ISIN: US7050151056 b) Nature of the transaction Grant of restricted shares under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. The award attracts dividend equivalent awards.
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- 1 week ago
Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR Interests
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them LONDON , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) Name Tom ap Simon 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status President – Higher Education and Virtual Learning b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Pearson plc b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc Identification code ISIN: US7050151056 b) Nature of the transaction Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) c) Price(s) and volume(s) Volume: 57,784 Price: n/a d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025 f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) Name Sharon Hague 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status President – English Language Learning b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Pearson plc b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction]; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081 b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability Volume: 23,768 Price: n/a Volume: 11,173 Price: £11.7366 per share Aggregated price: £131,133.03 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) Name Sally Johnson 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Pearson plc b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081 b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability Volume: 136,077 Price: n/a Volume: 63,957 Price: £11.7366 per share Aggregated price: £750,637.73 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) Name Arthur Valentine 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status President – Assessment & Qualifications b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Pearson plc b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc Identification code ISIN: US7050151056 b) Nature of the transaction Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) c) Price(s) and volume(s) Volume: 63,300 Price: n/a d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025 f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) Name Vishaal Gupta 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status President – Enterprise Learning and Skills b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Pearson plc b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction]; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081 b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability Volume: 138,651 Price: n/a Volume: 50,318 Price: £11.7366 per share Aggregated price: £590,562.24 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) Media Contacts: Laura Ewart - UK Laura.ewart@pearson.com Dan Nelson - US Dan.nelson@pearson.com View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pearson-plc--the-company-notification-of-pdmr-interests-302447446.html SOURCE Pearson
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- 1 week ago
Pearson plc ("Pearson" or the "Company") Results of Annual General Meeting 2025
LONDON , May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson plc held its annual general meeting ("AGM") at 10:30am today. All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 27 March 2025 were proposed and approved on a poll.
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- 2 weeks ago
Pearson says 2025 outlook on track as Q1 performance builds momentum
Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) said it is on track to meet full-year guidance, with the learning group's first-quarter performance matching expectations and stronger sales growth anticipated in the second half. Group sales rose 1% on an underlying basis in Q1 2025, with all business units performing in line with forecasts.
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- 2 weeks ago
Pearson Q1 2025 Trading Update (Unaudited)
Pearson on track to deliver 2025 guidance 1 with expected Q1 result and momentum building for the second half LONDON , May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights Underlying Group sales up 1%, with growth expected to accelerate in the second half of the year All business units performing in line with expectations; strong start for Higher Education with underlying sales up 6% Good progress against our 2025 strategic priorities, including: Expanding professional learning capabilities with our new Pearson Skilling Suite (link here) Continuing to lead on the application of innovative technologies, with the launch of an AI-powered Smart Lesson Generator (link here) New contract wins in Enterprise Learning & Skills; including with UK Ministry of Defence (link here) Launch of redefined Pearson brand to embrace the future of learning (link here) £350m share buyback programme launched and progressing; £0.1bn State Aid recovery received in full Omar Abbosh, Pearson's Chief Executive, said: "We continue to make good progress against our strategy, supporting our medium term growth outlook. We are confident of delivering on our expectations for the year given our clear path to achieving stronger growth in the second half, whilst we recognise the heightened uncertainties around the global economy.
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- 2 weeks ago
New Pearson research: The New AI talent strategy is redesigning roles
Along with the importance of global reskilling, new Pearson Research shows age of AI calls for employers to focus on creative strategies to close talent gaps in their workforce LONDON , April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, shows that, as roles in the technology industry are being reshaped by automation and AI, employers should consider a strategy of 'role redesign' to solve talent needs and maintain competitiveness. For this latest Skills Outlook, Solving the Tech Talent Gap from Within, Pearson looked at how the tech workforce might evolve and be reshaped by emerging technology over the next five years.
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- 3 weeks ago
Certifications Fuel Success in the Age of AI: Pearson Releases the 2025 Value of IT Certification Candidate Report
SAN DIEGO , April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) and its Pearson VUE business, the global leader in computer-based testing, released their newest Value of IT Certification Candidate Report. This comprehensive study, the ninth in an ongoing series, provides crucial insights into the evolving landscape of IT certification and its impact on professionals and organizations worldwide.
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- 1 month ago
Pearson Redefines its Brand to Embrace the Future of Learning
New brand identity reflects learning as a core human need, essential for personal happiness and progress LONDON , April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's leading learning company, today unveiled a dynamic new brand identity that demonstrates its leadership as a lifelong learning company. More than just a refreshed logo, the rebrand represents a deep understanding of the evolving needs of learners worldwide.
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- 1 month ago
Minovia Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of Second IND Application, for a Phase II Clinical Trial of Lead Product MNV-201 in Pearson Syndrome
MNV-201 is Minovia's second generation mitochondrial cell therapy product composed of autologous hematopoietic stem cells enriched with allogeneic mitochondria Rare Pediatr i c Designation granted MNV-201 is also being studied in a Phase Ib for low-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Preliminary clinical data demonstrate safety and efficacy HAIFA, Israel, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minovia Therapeutics Ltd, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing mitochondrial therapies for primary and secondary mitochondrial diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its second Investigational New Drug (IND) application for MNV-201 , an autologous hematopoietic stem cell product augmented with allogeneic mitochondria . The IND supports the initiation of a Phase I I clinical trial of MNV-201 in pediatric patients with Pearson Syndrome, a primary mitochondrial disease.
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- 1 month ago
ExtensisHR's David R. Pearson Honored as CHRO of the Year by C-Suite Insider
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HR--ExtensisHR's David R. Pearson has been named “CHRO of the Year (PEO & HRO) – New Jersey 2025” by C-Suite Insider.
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- 1 month ago
Pearson Announces Newly Expanded Role for Chief Technology Officer, Dave Treat, as Company Further Scales AI and Tech Capabilities
Dave Treat to lead Pearson's digital and technology operation, expanding his current architectural and innovation responsibilities LONDON , March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, announced today that Dave Treat, Pearson's Chief Technology Officer, will assume leadership of the company's digital and technology operation alongside his current architectural and innovation responsibilities, effective April 7. Dave will continue to report to CEO Omar Abbosh and retain his title of Chief Technology Officer.
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- 1 month ago
8. Profile
Summary
Pearson plc PSO
COUNTRY
GB
INDUSTRY
Publishing
MARKET CAP
$ 10.8 B
Dividend Yield
0.58%
Description
Pearson plc provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Higher Education, and Workforce Skills. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers Pearson VUE, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management services. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Higher Education segment provides the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. The Workforce Skills offers BTEC, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Pearson college, and apprenticeships. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Contact
80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL
https://plc.pearson.com
IPO
Date
Nov. 18, 1996
Employees
17116
Officers
Mr. Robert Whelan
President of Assessments & Qualifications
Ms. Ginny Cartwright Ziegler
Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Omar Paul Abbosh
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Mr. Albert Roger Hitchcock
Head of Telecom & Technology Partnerships
Mr. Cedrick Collomb
Senior Vice President for Global Product Technology
Ms. Cinthia Nespoli
General Counsel & Executive Leader for Sustainability
Ms. Allison P. Bebo
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. Dave Treat
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Tim Bozik
President of Higher Education, Interim Chief Product Officer & Co-President of Direct to Consumer
Ms. Sally Kate Miranda Johnson
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director