Pearson PLC PSON

Morningstar Rating
GBX1,222.00 −1.50 (0.12%)
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Company Report

Price vs Fair Value

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Price
GBX1,223.50
Fair Value
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Uncertainty
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1-Star Price
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5-Star Price
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Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Pearson's enterprise business is well positioned to take advantage of tailwinds in employee upskilling and reskilling.

Bears

College enrollments have been trending downward, putting pressure on Pearson's higher education business.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
GBX1,223.50
Day Range
GBX1,216.50–1,235.50
52-Week Range
GBX874.80–1,337.00
Bid/Ask
GBX0.00 / GBX0.00
Shares Outstanding
601.07M
Market Cap
GBX734.51B
Volume/Avg
2M / 2M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
17.72
Price/Sales
2.14
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.09%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.09%
Dividend Payment Schedule
May, Sep
Total Yield
9.39%

Company Profile

UK-listed Pearson is a testing and educational provider. Pearson's primary operations are in assessment and qualifications, testing and higher education, but they also provide English education and testing, virtual learning, prehiring testing and screening, and upskilling/reskilling. The company divested noncore businesses, including the Financial Times, The Economist, and the publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on serving as an educational resource and testing provider.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
17,062

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
PSON
INF
TRI
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
17.7225.1223.71
Price/Book Value
2.201.903.89
Price/Sales
2.142.735.60
Price/Cash Flow
11.3814.2115.90
Price/Earnings
PSON
INF
TRI

Financial Strength

Metric
PSON
INF
TRI
Quick Ratio
1.200.530.38
Current Ratio
2.000.550.51
Interest Coverage
5.653.4512.43
Quick Ratio
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INF
TRI

Profitability

Metric
PSON
INF
TRI
Return on Assets (Normalized)
6.86%5.23%10.27%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
12.36%11.83%15.60%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
9.11%7.65%13.75%
Return on Assets
PSON
INF
TRI

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