What's happening with shares of Pearsons?
Shares of Pearsons ( PSO -2.26% ), a U.K.-based publisher of educational materials, rose dramatically in early trading on March 11, jumping as much as 19.5% as a new day got underway on Wall Street. The big news sort of came from Apollo Global Management ( APO -1.12% ). Here's a quick look at what's going on here.
Should you buy or sell Pearson stock?
The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Pearson stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PSO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View analyst ratings for Pearson or view top-rated stocks.
Is Pearson’s stock overvalued?
Only 9.47% of the stock of Pearson is held by institutions. Earnings for Pearson are expected to grow by 19.23% in the coming year, from $0.52 to $0.62 per share. Pearson has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued. Pearson has a P/B Ratio of 1.12.
What is the ticker symbol for Pearson?
What is Pearson's stock symbol? Pearson trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PSO." Who are Pearson's major shareholders?
Why are Pearson shares dropping?
Shares in Pearson and Imperial Brands dropped sharply in opening trade following downbeats updates from both companies. Pearson's share price dropped by 13.4% to 745p after the educational publisher said its full-year profits will be at the lower end of expectations because of weaker trading in the US.
Is Pearson a good stock to buy?
Pearson is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Why is Pearson stock rising?
Pearson shares jump over 5% in response to raised earnings guidance. Shares in education group Pearson (PSON) jumped 5.7% to 668p after the firm upgraded its full year annual profits guidance.
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Is PSO Stock good?
The 11 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for Pearson PLC have a median target of 10.01, with a high estimate of 12.04 and a low estimate of 6.47. The median estimate represents a +3.27% increase from the last price of 9.69.
Is Pearson publicly traded?
Pearson plc is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London, England....Pearson plc.TypePublic limited companyTraded asLSE: PSON NYSE: PSO FTSE 100 ComponentISINGB0006776081IndustryEducation Mass mediaFounded1844 (as S. Pearson & Son)11 more rows
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Is PSO stock a buy right now?
10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pearson in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell ra...
How has Pearson's stock price performed in 2022?
Pearson's stock was trading at $8.40 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, PSO stock has increased by 12.6% and is now trading at $9.46. View the best...
Are investors shorting Pearson?
Pearson saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,200,000 shares, a decline of 14.9% from the Apr...
How often does Pearson pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Pearson?
Pearson declared a semi-annual dividend on Thursday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.1894 per...
Is Pearson a good dividend stock?
Pearson(NYSE:PSO) pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.65%. View Pearson's dividend history .
Who are Pearson's key executives?
Pearson's management team includes the following people: Mr. Adam Bird CBE , CEO & Director (Age 58, Pay $8.87M) Ms. Sally Kate Miranda Johnson...
What is Andy Bird's approval rating as Pearson's CEO?
36 employees have rated Pearson CEO Andy Bird on Glassdoor.com . Andy Bird has an approval rating of 89% among Pearson's employees.
Who are some of Pearson's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Pearson include John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) , John Wiley & Sons (WLY) , Scholastic (SCHL) , Lingo Media (LMDCF)...
What other stocks do shareholders of Pearson own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pearson investors own include Pearson (PSON) , Energy Tra...
What is Pearson's business?
Pearson plc provides educational materials and learning technologies. The company operates in four segments: Global Online Learning, Global Assessment, North America Courseware, and International. It provides test development, processing, and scoring services to governments, educational institutions, corporations, and professional bodies. The company also offers content across the curriculum and a range of education services, including teacher development, educational software, and system-wide solutions, as well as owns and operates colleges and schools comprising virtual schools. It provides content, assessment, and digital services to schools, colleges, and universities, as well as professional and vocational education to learners. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Where is Pearson headquartered?
It provides content, assessment, and digital services to schools, colleges, and universities, as well as professional and vocational education to learners. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Read More.
Is Pearson a hold?
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Activist investor Cevian Capital takes a stake in the education company
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What happened
Shares of Pearson ( NYSE:PSO) have popped today, up by 10% as of 12:45 p.m. EDT, after activist investor Cevian Capital disclosed that it had amassed a 5.4% stake in the company. Activist investors typically agitate for changes that they believe can maximize shareholder value, benefiting other public investors.
So what
In a regulatory filing, Cevian revealed that it had bought over 40.6 million shares throughout June for a total of $266 million, representing 5.4% of total shares outstanding.
Now what
The U.K.-based publishing company has struggled to navigate the transition to digital learning, with sales falling 6% last year as students shifted away from buying physical textbooks in favor of digital alternatives.
Sales fall by double digits
Pearson said group sales dropped 10% during 2020, slightly better than what the market had been expecting. As a consequence, it said that full-year adjusted operating profit would range between £310m and £315m. This was bang in line with City consensus.
A bright future for Pearson?
Andy Bird, chief executive of Pearson, commented that “ despite facing significant uncertainty, our teams have been laser-focused on closing out 2020, enabling us to report sales and profit for 2020 in line with expectations .”
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Business Performance Continues to be Underwhelming
The company’s results last year were predictably weak in some areas. That said, basic earnings per share did grow and the company held its dividend flat which while unexciting is better than a cut.
Valuation
That brings us to valuation. Since my neutral July not e Pearson: Virtual Learning Powers Likely Growth, But Only Modestly, the shares have fallen 28%. Given its long-term history of value destruction (a share bought at the end of 2011 has halved in value a decade later), one hesitates to take a positive view on Pearson.
Pearson (PSO)
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Pearson, PLC - Hold
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