Pearson plc (PSO)
| Market Cap | 7.13B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 4.63B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 291.57M |
| Shares Out | 716.12M |
| EPS (ttm) | 0.39 |
| PE Ratio | 26.17 |
| Forward PE | 14.84 |
| Dividend | $0.08 (0.81%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 11, 2022 |
| Volume | 422,168 |
| Open | 9.90 |
| Previous Close | 9.97 |
| Day's Range | 9.87 - 9.96 |
| 52-Week Range | 8.84 - 12.03 |
| Beta | 0.27 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 12.41 (+24.6%) |
| Earnings Date | Mar 3, 2023 |
About PSO
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 ... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2022, Pearson's revenue was 3.84 billion, an increase of 12.05% compared to the previous year's 3.43 billion. Earnings were 242.00 million, an increase of 36.72%.
Financial numbers in GBP Financial StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 20 analysts, the average rating for PSO stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $12.41, which is an increase of 24.60% from the latest price.
News
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Pearson stock falls as Apollo withdraws takeover offer
Yahoo Finance Live's Julie Hyman discusses shares for Pearson as Apollo withdraws its offer to buyout the educational publisher. (Apollo is Yahoo Finance's parent company.
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Pearson plc (LON: PSON) shares closed roughly 20% up on Friday after the British multinational rejected a £7.0 billion ($9.16 billion) takeover proposal from Apollo Global Management Inc. Apollo's off...
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Pearson says it's rejected two takeover approaches from Apollo
Education publisher Pearson on Friday said it's turned away two takeover approaches from private-equity giant Apollo Global Management.
Pearson launches buyback as education group stabilises
LONDON (Reuters) -Global education group Pearson said it would launch a 350 million pound ($470 million) share buyback after demand for assessment and qualification services enabled it to hit 2021 tar...
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Andy Bird, CEO of Pearson, tells "Squawk Box Europe" that he is very pleased with the company's January trading update.
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Pearson, which is a London-based company working on educational publishing, has agreed to pay $1 million on charges that it misled investors about a 2018 cyber intrusion involving the thefts of millio...