| Bid Price | High Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ask Price | Low Price | ||
| Open Price | Spread | ||
| Prev Close | Volume |
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2018 | 862.60 | 877.20 | 856.20 | 874.80 | 4,057,219 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | 831.80 | 872.20 | 831.40 | 867.00 | 5,667,583 |
| Oct 17, 2018 | 850.00 | 880.00 | 830.40 | 835.40 | 9,123,468 |
| Oct 16, 2018 | 801.00 | 826.20 | 798.00 | 817.40 | 7,689,583 |
| Oct 15, 2018 | 779.20 | 792.40 | 769.60 | 792.40 | 3,949,097 |
| Name | Pearson | Epic | PSON |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISIN | GB0006776081 | Currency | GBX |
| Type | Equity | Trading Segment | SET1 |
| Record Status | Active | Trading Status | Closed |
| Industry | Media | Sector | Media |
| EMS | 2,000 | Prev Close | 874.80 |
| Shares in Issue (m) | 781.06 | Market Cap (£m) | 6,525.02 |
| PE Ratio | 16.74 | Div per Share (p) | 17.00 |
| Div Yield | 2.10 | Div Cover | 2.85 |
| EPS | 49.90 | EPS Growth (%) | 117.40 |
| PEG | 0.14 | DPS Growth (%) | -67.31 |
| ROCE | 6.71 | Net Gearing | 42.46 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.94 | Current Ratio | 2.03 |
| Date | Broker | Recomm. | Price | Old Target | New Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | Berenberg | Sell | 874.80 | 550.00 | - | Reiterates |
| 18 Oct | Barclays Capital | Underweight | 874.80 | 800.00 | 785.00 | Reiterates |
| 18 Oct | Deutsche Bank | Sell | 874.80 | 575.00 | 590.00 | Reiterates |
| 17 Oct | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 874.80 | 900.00 | 890.00 | Retains |
| 17 Oct | Liberum Capital | Sell | 874.80 | 450.00 | - | Reiterates |
| Date | Director | Type | Volume / Price | Trade Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 2018 | Vivienne Cox | Buy | 241 @ 896.60p | £2,160.81 |
| 01 Oct 2018 | Elizabeth Corley | Buy | 1,588 @ 896.60p | £14,238.01 |
| 01 Oct 2018 | Tim Score | Buy | 2,396 @ 896.60p | £21,482.54 |
| 01 Oct 2018 | Lincoln Wallen | Buy | 446 @ 896.60p | £3,998.84 |
| 02 Jul 2018 | Vivienne Cox | Buy | 245 @ 884.00p | £2,165.80 |
