Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,300.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -5.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,374.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 891.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 601.79m
  • Volume: 372,013
  • Market Cap: £7,823m
  • 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
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
25-Nov-25 Buy Annette Thomas 991.08p 391 £3,875.12

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Omar Abbosh 805,779 £10,475,127
Omid Kordestani 91,857 £1,194,141
Graeme Pitkethly 21,368 £277,784
Sherry Coutu 19,656 £255,528
Esther Lee 7,163 £93,119
Annette Thomas 7,005 £91,065
Alison Dolan 3,879 £50,427
Alex Hardiman 3,434 £44,642
Arden Hoffman 875 £11,375

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Cevian Capital II GP Limited 116,765,346 £1,517,949,498
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 72,236,705 £939,077,165
Artemis Investment Management LLP 72,066,708 £936,867,204
BlackRock Inc 63,894,697 £830,631,061
Majedie Asset Management Limited 39,063,539 £507,826,007
Lindsell Train Limited 36,743,604 £477,666,852
Silchester International Investors LLP 36,341,993 £472,445,909
Schroders plc. 36,003,705 £468,048,165
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 34,088,459 £443,149,967
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 32,863,820 £427,229,660
FIL Limited 25,309,204 £329,019,652
Libyan Investment Authority 24,431,000 £317,603,000
HRnetGroup Limited 1,786,027 £23,218,351

* 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 1,300.00p
Change Today -5.50p
% Change -0.42 %
52 Week High 1,374.50p
52 Week Low 891.60p
Volume 372,013
Shares Issued 601.79m
Market Cap £7,823m
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
86.42% below the market average86.42% below the market average86.42% below the market average86.42% below the market average86.42% below the market average
94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average94.87% below the sector average
Price Trend Not Available
Income
48.13% below the market average48.13% below the market average48.13% below the market average48.13% below the market average48.13% below the market average
86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average
Growth
40.96% below the market average40.96% below the market average40.96% below the market average40.96% below the market average40.96% below the market average
5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 0
Buy 0
Neutral 8
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 13-Aug-26 19-Mar-26
Paid 14-Sep-26 08-May-26
Amount 8.20p 17.40p

Trades for 30-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:13 268 @ 1,300.00p
16:13 134 @ 1,300.00p
16:13 57 @ 1,300.00p
16:13 288 @ 1,300.00p
16:13 35 @ 1,300.00p

Pearson Key Personnel

CFO Simon Robson

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