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The closing price of Pearson plc ADR (NYSE: PSO) was $14.58 for the day, up 1.18% from the previous closing price of $14.41. In other words, the price has increased by $1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. PSO stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.555.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PSO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.80 and its Current Ratio is at 1.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
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 9539519488 and an Enterprise Value of 10706246656. As of this moment, Pearson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.014 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.548.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PSO is 0.59, which has changed by 0.19410324 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 $12.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.64%.
Shares Statistics:
PSO traded an average of 805.45K shares per day over the past three months and 653310 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 679.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 679.22M. Insiders hold about 0.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 2.81% stake in the company. Shares short for PSO as of 1748563200 were 1763995 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, compared to 1745971200 on 1770096. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1763995 and a Short% of Float of 0.31.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.24, PSO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.31. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0166551The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.49.