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PearsonB
NYSE / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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Current thesis
Pearson enters 2026 with visible momentum, a fresh £350m buyback, and management still pointing to mid-single digit sales growth with segment-level support from Virtual Learning, Higher Ed mix, and ELL/PTE recovery [#PR-2026-02-27] [#6K-2026-01-14].
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +4.1.
What can break
Assessment & Qualifications could underperform longer than guided if New Jersey and PDRI pressures persist.
Momentum
79
Value
60
Sentiment
47
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $15.30 · Bull $17.00 · Bear $12.40
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-18 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $15.87
Why
Momentum79 · Δ7d +4.1
Value60 · Δ7d +0.9
Sentiment47 · Δ7d +3.1
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
79
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+4.1
Δ21d
+1.7
Value
60
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.9
Δ21d
+0.6
Sentiment
47
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+3.1
Δ21d
+3.9
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 78.9 / Value 59.7 / Sentiment 46.5

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$9.1B
Beta
0.40
Shares Out
635.77M
P/E (TTM)
16.0
P/S (TTM)
1.88
P/FCF (TTM)
14.47
Rev YoY
-1.8%
EPS YoY
+7.1%
Gross Margin
+51.4%
Op Margin
+16.0%
Net Debt
$1.19B
Current Ratio
2.31
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology