Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,203.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -14.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,326.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 891.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 601.40m
  • Volume: 1,201,064
  • Market Cap: £7,238m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.00

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
02-Jan-26 Transfer From Omar Abbosh 0.000p 472,951 £0.00
12-Dec-25 Buy Alex Hardiman 1,044.33p 1,310 £13,680.73
10-Dec-25 Buy Arden Hoffman 1,018.40p 875 £8,911.03
25-Nov-25 Buy Annette Thomas 991.08p 391 £3,875.12

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-Jan-26 Sell Omar Abbosh 1,051.30p 52,025 £546,938.80
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
12-Dec-25 Buy Alex Hardiman 1,044.33p 1,310 £13,680.73
10-Dec-25 Buy Arden Hoffman 1,018.40p 875 £8,911.03

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £9,697,550
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £1,105,499
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £257,164
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £236,560
Esther Lee 7,163 £86,207
Annette Thomas 7,005 £84,305
Alison Dolan 3,879 £46,684
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £41,328
Arden Hoffman 875 £10,531

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 116,765,346 £1,405,270,939
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 72,267,456 £869,738,833
Artemis Investment Management LLP 72,066,708 £867,322,831
BlackRock Inc 63,894,697 £768,972,678
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £470,129,692
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £442,209,274
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £437,375,886
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £433,304,590
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £410,254,604
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £395,516,074
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £304,596,270
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £294,027,085
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £21,494,835

* 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 1,203.50p
Change Today -14.00p
% Change -1.15 %
52 Week High 1,326.00p
52 Week Low 891.60p
Volume 1,201,064
Shares Issued 601.40m
Market Cap £7,238m
Beta 0.00
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

Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Aug-26 19-Mar-26
Paid 14-Sep-26 08-May-26
Amount 8.20p 17.40p

Trades for 11-Aug-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 920 @ 1,203.50p
16:35 9,009 @ 1,203.50p
16:35 773,709 @ 1,203.50p
16:35 390 @ 1,203.50p
16:35 665 @ 1,203.50p

Pearson Key Personnel

CFO Simon Robson

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