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PSO · Pearson, Plc

PublishingUnited KingdomAnalyst view: Hold

$16.29

+4.18% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Bullish4 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Underperform (3.50 from 2 analysts)
To mean target: -5.8%

Market cap

$10B

Enterprise value

$12B

Trailing P/E

24.6

Forward P/E

15.6

Dividend yield

2.0%

Beta

-0.04

Avg volume

1M

Employees

14K

2D change

5D change

4.36%

10D change

-1.06%

30D change

7.72%

60D change

12.96%

MTD change

2.14%

YTD change

21.40%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingUnderperform
Recommendation mean (1–5)3.50
Covering analysts2
Mean price target$15.35
Low price target$13.30
Upside to mean target-5.8%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)64.7
50-day MA$15.75
200-day MA$13.98
Price vs 50-day MA+10.7%
Price vs 200-day MA+24.8%
MACD histogram-0.03
Volume vs 3-month avg0.7×
52w low $11.8452w high $17.61

Analyst sentiment over time — PSO

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-14

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

JP Morgan

Neutral

$0.00

-100.0% vs price
Downgrade · 2026-07-14

Citigroup

Buy

$0.00

-100.0% vs price
Initiates · 2026-01-12

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-14JP MorganDowngradeOverweightNeutral$0.00
2026-01-12CitigroupInitiatesBuy$0.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 65 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 10.7% above the 50-day MA ($15.75).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 24.8% above the 200-day MA ($13.98).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.03) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($17.61).

PSO Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$4.0B
EBITDA$1.0B
Free cash flow$1.0B
Operating cash flow$1.0B
Book value / share$7.61
Net debt / EBITDA2.0
WACC1.0%
Revenue growth3.00%
Earnings growth-36.00%

About Pearson, Plc

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, Enterprise Learning & Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers pearson professional assessments, 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, and PDR. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Enterprise Learning & Skills segment provides vocational qualifications, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson College, and Enterprise content and training. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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