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PSO · Pearson PLC

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$16.66 +0.23 (+1.40%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$9.89B
Shares
601.66M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$16.66 Open$16.48 Day$16.47–16.68 52W close$12.06–17.64 Avg vol 30d679K Short int4.2M · 0.7% float · 5.2d Short vol26% Last earningsDec 31, 2025 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.39
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +16%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +2%
above
RSI (14) 56
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 82%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −4%
trailing
6-month return +27%
trailing
YTD return +19%
this year
Relative strength +12%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $16 › 200d $14 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.69% of float · ▲ +56.3% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
210 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 61
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Low
Volatility 25%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −19%
past year
ATR 1.8%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2023
Operating cash flow · full year at least 90%
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2023
English Language Learning revenue growth · full year 2023 up to 20%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 4 · 3
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+16% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+2% Bullish
RSI (14)
56 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
82% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $16 › 200d $14 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.69% of float · ▲ +56.3% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
210 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $12 Now $17 · 82% Range high $18
vs 200-day avg +16% vs 50-day avg +2%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Publishing — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
PSO
Pearson PLC
this stock
$9.89B +18.7% 0.7%
NYT
New York Times Co
$11.09B -1.9% -1.6% 28.7 7.1%
WLY
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
$2.70B +76.4% +4.5% 12.8 8.9%
SPGNY
Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA/ADR
$2.34B 0.0%
TDAY
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
$939.63M +24.3% +13.7% 14.2%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
210
% held
4.5%
Net QoQ
+824.3K sh
Top holder
MORGAN STANLEY
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
24
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
4.2M
Days to cover
5.2d
Change
+1.5M sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
26%
As of
Aug 27, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
29.8K
Value
$519.0K
As of
Jul 31, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
21.8%
Week of
Jul 20, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Daniel Goldman
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Jan 13, 2023
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
6-K
Filed
Aug 18, 2026
This year
45
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Proposed Sales
Value
$9.9M
Shares
820.6K
Filed
Jan 25, 2024
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Dec 31, 2025
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Investor Relations
Upcoming events
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
PSO +3.7% -4.3% +27.0% -1.7% +18.7%
SPY +1.1% +4.0% +14.7% +3.2% +13.1%
vs SPY +2.6% -8.3% +12.3% -4.9% +5.6%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.11 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Cut 53.2%
Paid (TTM)
$0.345 / share · 2 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
· history filling in

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 938323 CUSIP 705015105 13F (30d) 163 filings 163 filers Visit website Investor relations