Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

948.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 929.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.81m
  • Volume: 4,495,870
  • Market Cap: £6,028m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.46

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

Largest Deals (28 days)

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

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £7,638,785
Sally Johnson 584,913 £5,544,975
Omid Kordestani 98,603 £934,756
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £202,569
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £186,339
Esther Lee 7,163 £67,905
Annette Thomas 7,005 £66,407
Alison Dolan 3,879 £36,773
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £32,554
Arden Hoffman 875 £8,295

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 97,043,459 £919,971,991
BlackRock Inc 51,960,619 £492,586,668
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £370,322,350
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £348,329,366
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £344,522,094
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £341,315,123
Artemis Investment Management LLP 35,207,368 £333,765,849
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £323,158,591
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 33,783,078 £320,263,579
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £311,549,014
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £239,931,254
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £231,605,880
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £16,931,536

* 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 948.00p
Change Today 10.00p
% Change 1.07 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 929.80
Volume 4,495,870
Shares Issued 635.81m
Market Cap £6,028m
Beta 0.46
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 21-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
09:54 1,175,000 @ 945.00p
09:55 1,175,000 @ 945.00p
17:10 1,500 @ 948.00p
16:47 5,155 @ 952.60p
16:35 26 @ 948.00p

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