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Pearson

LSE:PSON GB0006776081
73
  • Value
    36
  • Growth
    93
  • Safety
    Safety
    92
  • Combined
    98
  • Sentiment
    17
  • 360° View
    360° View
    73
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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 73 (better than 73% 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 of the metrics below and half above average for Pearson. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 93, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 93% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 92 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 92% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 36 which means that the share price of Pearson is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 64% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 17, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 83% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Refinancing
Country United Kingdom
Industry Education Services
Size Large
Website pearson.com
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 18 44 82
Growth
93 64 15 13
Safety
Safety
92 91 90 92
Sentiment
17 55 58 76
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73 58 57 86
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
17 7 26 21
Opinions Change
17 50 40 29
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 63 96
Market Pulse
3 83 75 80
Sentiment
17 55 58 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 18 44 82
Growth
93 64 15 13
Safety Safety
92 91 90 92
Combined
98 66 49 78
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
28 17 33 62
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
32 16 39 74
Price vs. Book (P/B)
50 47 63 85
Dividend Yield
45 42 57 61
Value
36 18 44 82
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
43 65 15 20
Profit Growth
90 28 43 34
Capital Growth
91 55 21 42
Stock Returns
64 84 33 27
Growth
93 64 15 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
68 76 81 77
Refinancing
96 77 86 97
Liquidity
70 78 75 64
Safety Safety
92 91 90 92

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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