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The price of Pearson plc ADR (NYSE: PSO) closed at $14.22 in the last session, up 0.64% from day before closing price of $14.13. In other words, the price has increased by $0.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. PSO stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.235 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.04.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PSO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.73. 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 9094804480 and an Enterprise Value of 10577529856. As of this moment, Pearson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.005 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.399.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PSO is 0.36, which has changed by -0.10228717 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 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 4.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.62%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PSO traded on average about 726.89K shares per day over the past 3-months and 528510 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 663.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 633.12M. Insiders hold about 0.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 3.30% stake in the company. Shares short for PSO as of 1765756800 were 2547713 with a Short Ratio of 3.50, compared to 1763078400 on 2009336. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2547713 and a Short% of Float of 0.45999999999999996.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PSO is 0.32, which was 0.244 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017268224. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.39.
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 $0.93 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 $3.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.87B and the low estimate is $3.75B.
