Pearson, Plc (PSO): Price and Financial Metrics
Pearson, Plc (PSO)
Today's Latest Price: $7.15 USD
Updated Jul 10 12:53pm
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Ranked of 26 in Outsourcing - Education Services
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PSO Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of Pearson Plc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 87.59% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -38.64%, Pearson Plc's debt growth rate surpasses only 7.27% of about US stocks.
- Revenue growth over the past 12 months for Pearson Plc comes in at -25.6%, a number that bests merely 7.92% of the US stocks we're tracking.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Pearson Plc, a group of peers worth examining would be RNR, NGHC, MHK, SNA, and RLI.
- Visit PSO's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.pearson.com.
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PSO Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $7.15 | 52-week high | $11.51 |
| Prev. close | $7.02 | 52-week low | $5.08 |
| Day low | $7.12 | Volume | 129,125 |
| Day high | $7.19 | Avg. volume | 641,434 |
| 50-day MA | $6.42 | Dividend yield | 4.7% |
| 200-day MA | $7.41 | Market Cap | 5.58B |
Pearson, Plc (PSO) Company Bio
Pearson plc provides learning materials, technologies, assessments, and services for teachers and students worldwide. The company is also a global leader in computer-based testing for high-stakes certification and licensure exams in the healthcare, finance, information technology, academic and admissions markets. The company was founded in 1844 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
PSO Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $7.15 | $3.6 | -50% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Pearson Plc. To summarize, we found that Pearson Plc ranked in the 32th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Pearson Plc ended up being:
- Its compound free cash flow growth rate, as measured over the past 5.02 years, is -0.08% -- higher than only 19.38% of stocks in our DCF forecasting set.
- Pearson Plc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than only 19.31% of tickers in our DCF set.
- As a business, Pearson Plc experienced a tax rate of about 0% over the past twelve months; relative to its sector (Consumer Cyclical), this tax rate is higher than just 0% of stocks generating free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -51% |
| 1% | -50% |
| 2% | -50% |
| 3% | -49% |
| 4% | -49% |
| 5% | -49% |
FTDR, TUP, NTZ, BFAM, and EEX can be thought of as valuation peers to PSO, in the sense that they are in the Consumer Cyclical sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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