Pearson

PSON: 801.00 -10.50 (▼1.31%)

Delayed:2016-12-12 18:15:00
Bid Price 790.50 High Price 806.00
Ask Price 791.00 Low Price 789.00
Open Price 802.50 Spread 0.06%
Prev Close 790.50 Volume 2,439,464.00

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Pearson Share Price Information

Name Pearson Epic PSON
Sector Media ISIN GB0006776081
Activites Pearson has 3 main divisions. Education: From pre-school to high school, early learning to professional certification, its curriculum materials, multimedia learning tools and testing programmes help to educate more than 100 million people worldwide – more than any other private enterprise. The Financial Times Group, one of the leading business information companies, provides a broad range of business information and multimedia services to the international business community. Penguin Group: The Penguin brand is the label of quality from novels and classics to cookbooks – and much more – around the world. We publish an unrivalled range of fiction and non-fiction, bestsellers and classics, children’s books and illustrated reference treasure chests in over 100 countries. Security Type Equity

Key numbers

Latest Share Price (p) 790.50 Net Gearing (%) 30.20
Market Cap (£m) 6,416.66 Gross Gearing (%) 44.84
Shares in issue (m) 822.12 Debt Ratio 34.03
P/E Ratio 7.71 Debt-to-Equity Ratio 0.63
Divs per share (p) 52.00 Assets / Equity Ratio 1.81
Dividend Yield (%) 6.66 Price to book value 1.00
Dividend Cover 0.90 SROCE (%) -4.45
Earning per share (p) 101.20 EPS Growth (%) 74.18
52-week high / low (p) 989.50 / 644.50 DPS Growth (%) 1.96

Pearson Broker Views

Date Broker Rec. Price Old target price New target price Notes
08 Dec Barclays Capital Equal weight 801.00 740.00 740.00 Reiterates
07 Dec Liberum Capital Sell 801.00 470.00 470.00 Reiterates
07 Dec Credit Suisse Underperform 801.00 740.00 740.00 Reiterates
06 Dec Deutsche Bank Sell 801.00 Retains
29 Nov JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 801.00 955.00 940.00 Retains

Pearson Director Deals

Date Director Type Volume / Price Trade Value
19 Oct 2016 Coram Williams Buy 5000 @ 753.00p £37,650.00
19 Oct 2016 John Fallon Buy 10000 @ 754.50p £75,450.00
03 Oct 2016 Lincoln Wallen Buy 526 @ 737.00p £3,876.62
03 Oct 2016 Tim Score Buy 2064 @ 737.00p £15,211.68
03 Oct 2016 Harish Manwani Buy 399 @ 737.00p £2,940.63
03 Oct 2016 Vivienne Cox Buy 289685 @ 737.00p £2,134,978.45
03 Oct 2016 Elizabeth Corley Buy 685 @ 737.00p £5,048.45
28 Jun 2016 Lincoln Wallen Buy 423 @ 916.00p £3,874.68
28 Jun 2016 Tim Score Buy 1661 @ 916.00p £15,214.76
28 Jun 2016 Harish Manwani Buy 346 @ 916.00p £3,169.36
28 Jun 2016 Vivienne Cox Buy 217 @ 916.00p £1,987.72
28 Jun 2016 Elizabeth Corley Buy 587 @ 916.00p £5,376.92

Pearson Company News

Broker Forecast – JP Morgan Cazenove issues a broker note on Pearson PLC

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) and cut its price target to 940p (from 955p).

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Broker Forecast – Credit Suisse issues a broker note on Pearson PLC

Credit Suisse today downgrades its investment rating on Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) to underperform (from neutral) and cut its price target to 740p (from 840p).

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Broker Forecast – Societe Generale issues a broker note on Pearson PLC

Societe Generale today upgrades its investment rating on Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) to buy (from hold) and left its price target at 1030p.

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Broker Forecast – Morgan Stanley issues a broker note on Pearson PLC

Morgan Stanley today downgrades its investment rating on Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) to equal weight (from overweight) and cut its price target to 900p (from 1050p).

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Broker Forecast – JP Morgan Cazenove issues a broker note on Pearson PLC

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) and raised its price target to 955p (from 940p).

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