Pearson PLC (PSO)
| Market Cap | 7.15B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 4.57B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 212.00M |
| Shares Out | 746.21M |
| EPS (ttm) | 0.26 |
| PE Ratio | 37.13 |
| Forward PE | 16.03 |
| Dividend | $0.28 (2.89%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Volume | 575,630 |
| Open | 9.65 |
| Previous Close | 9.46 |
| Day's Range | 9.47 - 9.66 |
| 52-Week Range | 7.68 - 12.39 |
| Beta | 0.31 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 10.11 (+5.5%) |
| Earnings Date | Mar 14, 2022 |
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 ...
Financial Performance
In 2021, Pearson's revenue was 3.43 billion, an increase of 0.91% compared to the previous year's 3.40 billion. Earnings were 159.00 million, a decrease of -48.71%.
Financial numbers in millions GBPFinancial StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 22 analysts, the average rating for PSO stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is 10.11, which is an increase of 5.53% 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.
Pearson shares closed 20% up on Friday: what fuelled the stock?
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 offer...
Pearson Shares Soar As It Ditches Apollo's Takeover Offer Second Time
U.K. education publishing group Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) refused Apollo Global Management Inc's (NYSE: APO) March 7 takeover proposal for 854.2 pence per share which valued Pearson at £6.5 billion, Bloom...
Why Pearsons Stock Jumped 19.5% at the Open Today
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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 targe...
Dow Jones Newswires: Pearson pretax profit fell in 2021, raises dividend, plans to buy back shares
Pearson pretax profit fell in 2021
Exclusive-Pearson buys certification group Credly in deal valued at $200m
Education group Pearson has agreed to buy the certification company Credly to expand its offering to businesses looking to train and retain workers at a time of tight labour markets and rapid technologi...
Why Are Pearson Shares Trading Higher Premarket?
Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) bumped up its full-year profit guidance for 2021 after significant gains in testing and qualification services. The London-based education and training group's full-year adjusted...
Education group Pearson lifts full-year profit outlook
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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Bridge Growth Partners Appoints Jonathan D. Harber as Senior Advisor
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Analysts Lower Price Target On Pearson - Read Why
Analysts re-rated education provider Pearson PLC (NYSE:PSO), lowering their price targets. Berenberg analyst Sarah Simon upgraded Pearson to Hold from Sell with an unchanged price target of 590 GBP, imp...
SEC Fines Pearson $1M For Misleading Investors About Data Breach
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 millions...
Pearson to pay $1M fine for misleading investors about 2018 data breach
Pearson, a London-based public education giant that provides educational software to schools and universities has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data br...
Pearson PLC to pay $1 million to settle charges it misled investors - U.S. SEC
London-based Pearson PLC will pay $1 million to settle charges it misled investors about a 2018 cyber intrusion involving the theft of millions of student records, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commi...
SEC Charges Pearson plc for Misleading Investors About Cyber Breach
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - August 16, 2021) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Pearson plc, a London-based public company that provides educational publishing and oth...
Pearson CEO on the death of the textbook, the company's goal to be 100% digital, and online learning
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A lot of the 'hard work in the transformation' is now ready to be realized, Pearson CEO says
Andy Bird, CEO at Pearson, discusses the company's full-year results and transformation amid the pandemic.
Huge opportunity in digital learning, says Pearson CEO
John Fallon, CEO of Pearson, discusses the company's earnings and the impact of Covid-19 on the business environment.
Pearson plc reports a 32% increase in its global online learning sales in Q3
In an announcement on Wednesday, Pearson plc (LON: PSON) said that its underlying sales came in 10% lower in the fiscal third quarter. For the full year, however, it expressed confidence that performanc...