Pearson PLC ADR PSO

Morningstar Rating
$16.91 +0.03 (0.18%)
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Company Report

Price vs Fair Value

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Price
$16.91
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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 enrolments have been trending downward, putting pressure on Pearson's higher education business.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$16.88
Day Range
$16.9017.12
52-Week Range
$12.0217.12
Bid/Ask
$16.31 / $25.56
Shares Outstanding
600.42M
Market Cap
$10.15B
Volume/Avg
485,355 / 912,289

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.98
Price/Sales
2.36
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.02%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.02%
Total Yield
6.45%

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 publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
16,665

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
PSO
TRI
INF
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.9822.2316.47
Price/Book Value
2.183.362.05
Price/Sales
2.365.222.94
Price/Cash Flow
11.1214.9413.82
Price/Earnings
PSO
TRI
INF

Financial Strength

Metric
PSO
TRI
INF
Quick Ratio
1.230.470.37
Current Ratio
2.000.600.44
Interest Coverage
6.5312.000.49
Quick Ratio
PSO
TRI
INF

Profitability

Metric
PSO
TRI
INF
Return on Assets (Normalized)
6.44%10.00%5.63%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
11.18%14.95%12.22%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
8.46%13.19%8.15%
Return on Assets
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TRI
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