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PearsonB
NYSE / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-20
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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
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.7.
What can break
Assessment & Qualifications could underperform longer than guided if New Jersey and PDRI pressures persist.
Momentum
72
Value
61
Sentiment
34
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $15.30 · Bull $17.00 · Bear $12.40
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-20 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-18 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-20
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $16.65
Why
Momentum72 · Δ7d +6.9
Value61 · Δ7d +0.7
Sentiment34 · Δ7d -3.0
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
72
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+6.9
Δ21d
+16.8
Value
61
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.7
Δ21d
-0.9
Sentiment
34
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-3.0
Δ21d
-9.3
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 72.1 / Value 61.5 / Sentiment 34.5

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$10.02B
Beta
0.40
Shares Out
598.5M
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
+52.0%
Op Margin
+16.0%
Net Debt
$1.54B
Current Ratio
2.00
As of 2026-07-20 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology