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PSO Pearson PLC ADR
NYSE USD Communication Services
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 11B
- P/E ratio
- 27.22
- Analyst target
- 15.7
- Dividend yield
- 1.9%
- Beta
- -0.05
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- ISIN
- Not available
- Market cap
- 11B
- P/E ratio
- 27.22
- Analyst target
- 15.7
- Dividend yield
- 1.9%
- Beta
- -0.05
About
About Pearson PLC ADR
Pearson plc provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Enterprise Learning & Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers pearson professional assessments, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware, including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses, and PDR. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Enterprise Learning & Skills segment provides vocational qualifications, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson College, and Enterprise content and training. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Research context
Pearson PLC ADR appears in PyInvesting’s US Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
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5 years, 6 months ago
Pearson plc is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 16.3% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 90.3% cheaper than other stocks from the Communication Services sector with a price to sales ratio of 1.8.
Pearson plc's total revenue sank by 53.3% to $952M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 39.6% to $131M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 239.3% to $254M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Pearson plc gets an overall score of 3/5.