Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

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1,151.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,255.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,038.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 815.99m
  • Volume: 1,959,433
  • Market Cap: £9,392m
  • RiskGrade: 101
  • Beta: 0.82

Pearson Overview

Pearson originally started out as a construction company during the industrial revolution, however the company is now an international publishing house. The group comprises of three main divisions: Education, Financial Times and Penguin. Almost two thirds of its revenues are generated from the Education arm, however it is the other two that Pearson is most famous for.

1 Day Chart (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Pearson Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.6% 3.8%
Div Cover 2.1 1.9
Op Mrgn 13.3% 13.9%
ROCE 51.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 13.3 13.4
PEG 1.1 n/a
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.5
Pr/Book 1.6  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.5% 6.1%
PBT 72.4% -25.3%
EPS 11.6% -0.8%
DPS 8.5% 6.0%

Pearson Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 4,162.00 468.00 39.00p 18.8 n/a -26% 31.60p 4.3%
31-Dec-08 4,811.00 585.00 57.70p 11.1 0.2 +48% 33.80p 5.3%
31-Dec-09 5,140.00 523.00 65.40p 13.6 1.0 +13% 35.50p 4.0%
31-Dec-10 5,663.00 670.00 77.50p 13.0 0.7 +18% 38.70p 3.8%
31-Dec-11 5,862.00 1,155.00 86.50p 14.0 1.2 +12% 42.00p 3.5%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Pearson Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 6,220.50 863.06 85.84p 13.4 n/a -1% 44.52p 3.8%
31-Dec-13 6,425.37 939.77 91.94p 12.5 1.8 +7% 47.40p 4.1%

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Pearson Company Announcements

Acquisition 16-May-2012 14:44 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 16-May-2012 12:08 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 16-May-2012 11:39 RNS

Pearson ShareCast News

Pearson Financial Director ups his stake 16-May-2012 ShareCast
Pearson snaps up American IT examining firm 16-May-2012 ShareCast
London close: Footsie finishes week strongly, Ma... 27-Apr-2012 ShareCast

Pearson Top Newspaper Links

Pearson sells £450m stake in FTSE to London Stoc... 13-Dec-2011 Telegraph
PEARSON’S FTSE SALE 13-Dec-2011 Express & Star
Takeover gives Pearson new scale in China 22-Nov-2011 The Independent

Latest Pearson Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
15-May-12 Sell Will Ethridge 1,154.19p 58,202 £671,761.65
15-May-12 Sell Robin Freestone 1,154.19p 20,571 £237,428.42
15-May-12 Transfer From Will Ethridge 0.000p 125,568 £0.00

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.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,151.00p
Change Today -1.00p
% Change -0.09 %
52 Week High 1,255.00p
52 Week Low 1,038.00p
Volume 1,959,433
Shares Issued 815.99m
Market Cap £9,392m
Beta 0.82
RiskGrade 101

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
57.74% below the market average57.74% below the market average57.74% below the market average57.74% below the market average57.74% below the market average
72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average72.41% below the sector average
Price Trend
50.57% above the market average50.57% above the market average50.57% above the market average50.57% above the market average50.57% above the market average
28.71% above the sector average28.71% above the sector average28.71% above the sector average28.71% above the sector average28.71% above the sector average
Income
35.15% above the market average35.15% above the market average35.15% above the market average35.15% above the market average35.15% above the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average
Growth
46.84% above the market average46.84% above the market average46.84% above the market average46.84% above the market average46.84% above the market average
52.69% above the sector average52.69% above the sector average52.69% above the sector average52.69% above the sector average52.69% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 5
Neutral 9
Sell 3
Strong Sell 1
Total 26
buy
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Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 04-Apr-12 17-Aug-11
Paid 04-May-12 16-Sep-11
Amount 28.00p 14.00p

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:46 815 @ 1,155.00p
16:46 527 @ 1,151.00p
16:46 367 @ 1,149.00p
16:46 1,017 @ 1,152.00p
16:46 42,817 @ 1,145.99p

Pearson Key Personnel

CEO Marjorie Scardino
Chair Glen Moreno
CFO Robin Freestone

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