PSON — Pearson Share Price

As of Today at 22:35 UTC, shares in Pearson are trading at 1,172.50p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.

Shares in Pearson last closed at 1,172.50p and the price had moved by +18.39% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Pearson share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +13.74% over the past year.

The overall consensus recommendation for Pearson is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.

The Pearson dividend yield is 2.05% based on the trailing twelve month period.

Last year, Pearson paid a total dividend of £0.24, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.05%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2025-05-09.

We do not have data on when Pearson is to next pay dividends.  The historic dividend yield on Pearson shares is currently 2.05%.

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As of the previous close price of 1,172.50p, shares in Pearson had a market capitalisation of £7.77bn.

Here are the trading details for Pearson: 

• Country of listing: United Kingdom
• Exchange: LSE
• Ticker Symbol: PSON

Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Pearson is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.

The analyst consensus target price for shares in Pearson is 1,318.44p.  That is 12.45% above the last closing price of 1,172.50p.

Analysts covering Pearson currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.66 for the next financial year.

An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum.  Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Pearson. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +14.72%.

As of the last closing price of 1,172.50p, shares in Pearson were trading +0.22% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.

The Pearson PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 17.18. The shares last closed at 1,172.50p. 

The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.

The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.

Pearson's management team is headed by: 

• Sidney Taurel - NEC
• Andy Bird - CEO
• Sally Johnson - CFO
• Tom ap Simon - CEX
• Tim Bozik - CEX
• Rod Bristow - CEX
• Giovanni Giovannelli - CEX
• Bob Whelan - CEX
• Anna Persson - CHO
• Lynne Frank - CMO
• Albert Hitchcock - OTH
• Mike Howells - OTH
• Ishantha Lokuge - OTH
• Cinthia Nespoli - OTH
• Graeme Baldwin - SEC
• Sherry Coutu - NID
• Esther Lee - NID
• Linda Lorimer - NID
• Michael Lynton - NID
• Graeme Pitkethly - NID
• Tim Score - NID
• Annette Thomas - NID
• Lincoln Wallen - NID