PearsonPSON:LSE

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3.00 / 0.24%
2.53m
10.19%
0.6171
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As of May 22 2013 16:36 BST.Data delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Consensus recommendation

As of May 17, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 27 polled investment analysts covering Pearson plc advises investors to hold their position in the company. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Jun 03, 2008. The previous consensus forecast advised that Pearson plc would outperform the market.

Previous recommendations
Last year3 months ago2 months ago4 weeks agoLatest
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Buy2
Outperform7
Hold12
Underperform3
Sell3
No opinion0

Research Reports

S&P Capital IQ – STARS Reports
6 pages, 18 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Ford Investor Services, Inc.
1 page, 17 May 2013
Charles Stanley Securities
5 pages, 30 Jul 2007

Share price forecast

The 22 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Pearson plc have a median target of 1,222.5, with a high estimate of 1,570 and a low estimate of 1,000.00. The median estimate represents a -3.13% decrease from the last price of 1,262. View Full Financials

High+24.1 %1,570
Med-3.4 %1,222.5
Low-20.9 %1,000.00

Dividends

In 2012, Pearson reported a dividend of 0.45 GBP, which represents a 7.14% increase over last year. The 24 analysts covering the company expect dividends of 0.48 GBP for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of 6.67%. View Full Financials

Div growth (TTM)+7.14%
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Earnings history & estimates

On Feb 25, 2013, Pearson plc reported semi annual 2012 earnings of 0.686 per share. This result under-performed the 0.78 consensus expectations of the 2 analysts following the companybut under-performed last year's results for the same period by 1.41%. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate+239.08%

Pearson plc reported annual 2012 earnings of 0.842 per share on Feb 25, 2013.
The next earnings announcement from Pearson plc is expected the week of Feb 24, 2014. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+16.76%
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Revenue

Pearson plc reported semi annual 2012 revenues of 3.53bn. This missed the 3.60bn consensus estimate of the 3 analysts following the company. This was 2.41% above the prior year's period results. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate+6.74%

Pearson plc had revenues for the full year 2012 of 6.11bn. This was 4.26% above the prior year's results. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+6.34%
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