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After finishing at $14.08 in the prior trading day, Pearson plc ADR (NYSE: PSO) closed at $14.28, up 1.42%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. PSO stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.295 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.175.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PSO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.25. 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 9490972672 and an Enterprise Value of 10617220096. As of this moment, Pearson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.016 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.461.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PSO is 0.56, which has changed by 0.01927197 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 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 $13.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.49%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 664.78K shares per day over the past 3-months and 494880 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 3.18% stake in the company. Shares short for PSO as of 1755216000 were 698296 with a Short Ratio of 1.05, compared to 1752537600 on 1119833. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 698296 and a Short% of Float of 0.11999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PSO’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.244, compared to 0.30 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017329546The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.43.
Earnings Estimates
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.83 and $0.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.83. EPS for the following year is $0.91, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $0.91 and $0.91.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PSO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.59B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.55BBased on 7 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 $3.72B.
