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PearsonB
NYSE / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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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 -0.2.
What can break
Assessment & Qualifications could underperform longer than guided if New Jersey and PDRI pressures persist.
Momentum
70
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 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-18 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $16.64
Why
Momentum70 · Δ7d +8.8
Value61 · Δ7d -0.2
Sentiment34 · Δ7d -2.5
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
70
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+8.8
Δ21d
+18.0
Value
61
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.2
Δ21d
-1.9
Sentiment
34
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-2.5
Δ21d
-8.8
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 70.0 / Value 61.3 / Sentiment 34.1

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$10.21B
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 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology