Liberum Capital restated their sell rating on shares of Pearson plc (LON:PSON) in a research report released on Wednesday morning. Liberum Capital currently has a GBX 330 ($4.35) target price on the stock.
Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on PSON. Shore Capital restated a sell rating on shares of Pearson plc in a research report on Wednesday, April 19th. Barclays PLC increased their target price on Pearson plc from GBX 625 ($8.24) to GBX 705 ($9.30) and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 3rd. J P Morgan Chase & Co increased their price objective on Pearson plc from GBX 650 ($8.57) to GBX 900 ($11.87) and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Monday, May 8th. Deutsche Bank AG reiterated a hold rating and issued a GBX 600 ($7.91) price objective on shares of Pearson plc in a research report on Monday, May 8th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group increased their price objective on Pearson plc from GBX 680 ($8.97) to GBX 830 ($10.95) and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Monday, May 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of GBX 700.39 ($9.24).
Pearson plc (PSON) traded down 2.02% during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 655.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,288,508 shares. Pearson plc has a 12 month low of GBX 552.00 and a 12 month high of GBX 899.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 675.65 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 668.00. The company’s market cap is GBX 5.34 billion.
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In other Pearson plc news, insider Lincoln Wallen bought 581 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 697 ($9.19) per share, with a total value of £4,049.57 ($5,341.74).
Pearson plc Company Profile
Pearson plc (Pearson) is a learning company. The Company delivers learning through providing a range of educational products and services to institutions, governments, professional bodies and individual learners. The Company operates through three segments, which include North America, Core and Growth.
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