PSON.L
Pearson PLC
Communication Services · Publishing · LSE
$1,092.00
Close 2026-05-09
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$6.6B
Trailing P/E
21.41
Forward P/E
14.14
Rev Growth
+3.2%
Profit Margin
9.4%
ROE
8.7%
Analyst Target
$1,183.00
Recommendation
NONE
Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt Ratio (0.23%)PASS
Cash Ratio (0.05%)PASS
Receivables Ratio (0.10%)PASS
Revenue Ratio (0.01%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 84.5
Score Valuation: 65.5
Score Quality: 33.0
Score Combined: 52.0
Fair Value Est: $395.71 · Margin of Safety: -176.0% · Tier: AVOID

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation98.3
Quality23.7
Cash Flow100.0
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity30.5
Liquid Purity84.4
Rev Purity81.6
Compliance61.4
Tier: WATCH · Score: 37.7 · Rank: #4500
Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
DateEPS Est.Reported EPSSurprise %
2026-07-31Pending--
Insider Transactions
DateNameRoleSharesValue
2026-05-05Gupta (Vishaal)96,425--
2026-05-05Gupta (Vishaal)35,689$545.5K
2026-05-05Hague (Sharon Ellen)21,939--
2026-05-05Hague (Sharon Ellen)10,315$156.4K
2026-04-22Cevian Capital II GP Ltd1,820,395--
2026-04-21Artisan Partners3,087,957--
2026-03-09Artisan Partners--
2026-03-09BlackRock International Ltd.--
2026-03-09Cevian Capital II GP Ltd--
2026-03-09Libyan Investment Authority--
Top Institutional Holders
HolderSharesValue% Held
Pacer Advisors, Inc.415.6K$470.5M0.0%
Analyst Recommendations
3 Months Ago
2
3
5
10 analysts
2 Months Ago
2
3
6
11 analysts
Last Month
2
3
6
11 analysts
Current
2
3
5
10 analysts
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Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$8.4B
Price/Book
1.97
Beta
-0.049
Analysts
11
Total Revenue (TTM)
$3.6B
Total Debt
$1.5B
Earnings Growth
-35.7%
Dividend Yield
2.3%

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 52.0 (P78 — top 22.5% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 11 analysts at None.
Price: $1,092.00 | Target: $1,183.00 (+8%) | Fair Value: $395.71 (+-64%)
Score
52
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+8%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+3.2%
Profit Margin0.0%
ROE8.7%
Forward P/E14.1
Market Cap$6.6B
Earnings Track Record
DateEstimateReportedSurprise
2026-07-31$—Pending
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $928.20 (-15%) | Entry: $1,092.00
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($1,183.00, 11 analysts)
10$10,920.00+$910.00 (8%)0.6R
50$54,600.00+$4,550.00 (8%)0.6R
100$109,200.00+$9,100.00 (8%)0.6R
To Fair Value ($395.71)
10$10,920.00+$-6,962.90 (-64%)-4.3R
50$54,600.00+$-34,814.50 (-64%)-4.3R
100$109,200.00+$-69,629.00 (-64%)-4.3R
Risk Factors
  • No elevated risk flags in current data
The Verdict
Pearson PLC passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
61.3
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Risk Profile

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VaR 95%
-1.8%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-3.5%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.47
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-35.3%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

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Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
72
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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GOLDEN_CROSS
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UPPER_HALF
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Financial Health

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Altman Z-Score
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Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
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Seasonality

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Best Day
Thursday
Worst Day
Monday
Best Month
Oct
Worst Month
Mar
Fri-Mon Effect
0.0710734968483187
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+4.3%
3M Return
+21.1%
6M Return
+13.4%
12M Return
-6.3%
Momentum Rank
#1462
Momentum Signal
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