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As of close of business last night, Pearson plc ADR’s stock clocked out at $13.01, down -0.91% from its previous closing price of $13.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. PSO stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.95.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of PSO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.24 and its Current Ratio is at 2.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.40.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PSO now has a Market Capitalization of 8279479296 and an Enterprise Value of 9777115136. As of this moment, Pearson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.778 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.158.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PSO is 0.35, which has changed by -0.15887254 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PSO has reached a high of $17.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.46%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PSO traded 665.44K shares on average per day over the past three months and 790100 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 663.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 634.38M. Insiders hold about 0.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 3.29% stake in the company. Shares short for PSO as of 1763078400 were 2009336 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1760486400 on 1799660. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2009336 and a Short% of Float of 0.37.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.244, PSO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.30. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018583396. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.4.
Earnings Estimates
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.83 and $0.77 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.8. EPS for the following year is $0.9, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.92 and $0.88.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PSO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.65B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.6B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.55BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.79B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.87B and the low estimate is $3.73B.
