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Pearson

LSE:PSON GB0006776081
57
  • Value
    89
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    19
  • Combined
    59
  • Sentiment
    61
  • 360° View
    360° View
    57
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Company Description

Pearson plc is a learning company providing digital content, assessments, and qualifications. It operates in the education, assessment, and certifications markets with divisions including Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, and English Language Learning. Key regions include the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $9,132 million, profits of $2,266 million, and revenue of $4,444 million, with 17,024 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 57 (better than 57% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Pearson are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Pearson. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 61, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 61% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 89 or better than 89% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 19, meaning that the share price of Pearson is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 49. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 18 44 82
Growth
49 64 15 13
Safety
Safety
89 91 90 92
Sentiment
61 55 58 76
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57 58 57 86
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
3 7 26 21
Opinions Change
50 50 40 29
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 63 96
Market Pulse
80 83 75 80
Sentiment
61 55 58 76
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 18 44 82
Growth
49 64 15 13
Safety Safety
89 91 90 92
Combined
59 66 49 78
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
25 16 39 74
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
21 17 33 62
Price vs. Book (P/B)
54 47 63 85
Dividend Yield
49 42 57 61
Value
19 18 44 82
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
54 65 15 20
Profit Growth
39 28 43 34
Capital Growth
49 55 21 42
Stock Returns
61 84 33 27
Growth
49 64 15 13
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
78 76 81 77
Refinancing
89 77 86 97
Liquidity
65 78 75 64
Safety Safety
89 91 90 92

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