Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,119.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      25.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,029.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 640.94m
  • Volume: 3,180,481
  • Market Cap: £7,175m
  • RiskGrade: 238

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
24-Sep-25 Buy Esther Lee 1,031.83p 1,480 £15,271.12
24-Sep-25 Buy Esther Lee 1,031.94p 200 £2,063.89
23-Sep-25 Buy Lincoln Wallen 1,025.20p 1,752 £17,961.51

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
23-Sep-25 Buy Lincoln Wallen 1,025.20p 1,752 £17,961.51
24-Sep-25 Buy Esther Lee 1,031.83p 1,480 £15,271.12
24-Sep-25 Buy Esther Lee 1,031.94p 200 £2,063.89

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Sally Johnson 584,913 £6,548,101
Omar Abbosh 384,853 £4,308,429
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £1,028,339
Lincoln Wallen 22,739 £254,563
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £239,215
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £220,049
Esther Lee 7,163 £80,190
Annette Thomas 6,223 £69,666
Alison Dolan 3,879 £43,425
Alex Hardiman 2,124 £23,778

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 85,202,977 £953,847,328
BlackRock Inc 53,401,883 £597,834,080
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £437,316,319
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £411,344,647
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £406,848,612
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £403,061,478
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £394,146,485
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £381,620,298
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £378,201,558
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £367,910,465
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £283,336,539
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £273,505,045
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £19,994,572

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,119.50p
Change Today 25.50p
% Change 2.33 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 1,029.50
Volume 3,180,481
Shares Issued 640.94m
Market Cap £7,175m
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average
52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average
Income
51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average
57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average
Growth
8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average
24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 9
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Aug-25 20-Mar-25
Paid 15-Sep-25 09-May-25
Amount 7.80p 16.60p

Trades for 17-Oct-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
17:43 37,152 @ 1,130.52p
17:43 37,152 @ 1,130.52p
16:35 786 @ 1,119.50p
16:35 763 @ 1,119.50p
16:35 1,031,507 @ 1,119.50p

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