Pearson plc (PSON.L)
Pearson is a leading global education company transitioning to a digital-first, lifelong learning platform for students and workforce development.
What Pearson plc does
Pearson plc is a global education company that provides learning materials, assessments, and digital services. It focuses on higher education, English language learning, workforce skills development, and K-12 schooling, shifting its business model toward direct-to-consumer digital learning platforms.
Themes: digital learning, edtech, workforce development, lifelong learning, professional certification
Fundamentals
- Price£12.50 as of 2026-08-03 close
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- 1-year return+9.8% 2025-08-01 close £11.38 → 2026-08-03 close £12.50
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How Pearson plc looks technically
Pearson plc (PSON.L) is trading 18.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average.
Trend
| Distance from the 200-day | +18.3% | it is trading 18.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend |
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| 50-day moving average | £11.93 | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is £11.93 |
| 200-day moving average | £10.56 | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is £10.56 |
| Since the 50/200 cross | 33 sessions | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | 9.7 | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend) |
Momentum
| 14-day RSI | 52.8 | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) |
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| Since the MACD crossed zero | 2 sessions | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) |
Range
| 52-week high | £13.37 | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was £13.37 |
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| From the 52-week high | -6.5% | it is 6.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) |
| Above the 52-week low | +42.8% | it is 42.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) |
| Below the 52-week high | 6.5% | it is 6.5% below its highest point of the past year |
| Since a 20-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago |
| Since a 55-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 55-day high about 4 trading days ago |
| All-time high | £15.17 | its highest closing price on record is £15.17 (set on 2015-03-25) |
| From the all-time high | -17.7% | it is 17.7% below its all-time high |
| All-time low | £0.06874 | its lowest closing price on record is £0.06874 (set on 2019-11-13) |
| Above the all-time low | +18,077% | it is 18077.2% above its all-time low |
Volatility
| Band width vs its own 6 months | 41st percentile | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history |
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| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | £11.92 – £12.57 – £13.23 | most of its recent trading has stayed between about £11.92 and £13.23 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles |
Volume
| Volume vs its 30-day average | 0.00× | trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average |
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Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-03. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Shift in market demand toward digital learning products and platforms","Dependence on government and institutional funding for educational budgets","Increased competition from free or lower-cost online educational resources"]
Competitors & peers
- McGraw Hill
- Cengage Learning
- Wiley (WLY)
- HMH (HMH)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Pearson plc (PSON.L) do?
Pearson plc is a global education company that provides learning materials, assessments, and digital services. It focuses on higher education, English language learning, workforce skills development, and K-12 schooling, shifting its business model toward direct-to-consumer digital learning platforms.
Who are Pearson plc's (PSON.L) competitors?
Notable peers of Pearson plc (PSON.L) include McGraw Hill, Cengage Learning, Wiley and HMH. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Pearson plc (PSON.L) overbought or oversold right now?
Pearson plc (PSON.L) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-03). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on PSON.L come from?
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Last updated 2026-08-03.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from market data, shown with their as-of date.