GBP12.53
0.16% day before yesterday
London, Dec 06, 05:42 pm CET
ISIN
GB0006776081
Symbol
PSON

Pearson Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Pearson Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
58%
Hold
42%

Pearson Price Target

Target Price GBP11.91
Price GBP12.53
Deviation
Number of Estimates 10
10 Analysts have issued a price target Pearson 2025 . The average Pearson target price is GBP11.91. This is lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 12 analysts: 7 Analysts recommend Pearson to buy, 5 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Pearson stock has an average upside potential 2025 of . Most analysts recommend the Pearson stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 & 2026

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Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Billion GBP 3.67 3.60
4.35% 1.88%
EBITDA Margin 27.25% 22.49%
8.45% 17.45%
Net Margin 9.55% 10.27%
67.91% 7.55%

10 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Pearson 2024 . The average Pearson sales estimate is

GBP3.6b
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. This is
1.57% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
GBP3.7b 3.13%
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, the lowest is
GBP3.5b 0.21%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 GBP3.7b 4.35%
2024
GBP3.6b 1.88%
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2025
GBP3.7b 3.76%
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2026
GBP3.9b 4.36%
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9 Analysts have issued an Pearson EBITDA forecast 2024. The average Pearson EBITDA estimate is

GBP811m
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. This is
22.93% lower
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
GBP915m 13.01%
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, the lowest is
GBP758m 27.99%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2023 GBP1.0b 3.73%
2024
GBP811m 19.00%
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2025
GBP847m 4.45%
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2026
GBP891m 5.23%
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EBITDA Margin

2023 27.25% 8.45%
2024
22.49% 17.45%
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2025
22.64% 0.67%
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2026
22.83% 0.84%
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7 Pearson Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average Pearson net profit estimate is

GBP370m
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. This is
9.67% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
GBP401m 18.69%
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, the lowest is
GBP351m 3.88%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 GBP351m 60.61%
2024
GBP370m 5.53%
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2025
GBP427m 15.24%
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2026
GBP450m 5.54%
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Net Margin

2023 9.55% 67.91%
2024
10.27% 7.55%
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2025
11.41% 11.10%
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2026
11.54% 1.14%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 & 2026

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Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share GBP 0.53 0.56
60.61% 5.66%
P/E 22.40
EV/Sales 2.72

7 Analysts have issued a Pearson forecast for earnings per share. The average Pearson <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

GBP0.56
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. This is
9.80% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
GBP0.61 19.61%
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, the lowest is
GBP0.53 3.92%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 GBP0.53 60.61%
2024
GBP0.56 5.66%
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2025
GBP0.64 14.29%
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2026
GBP0.68 6.25%
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P/E ratio

Current 24.62 10.80%
2024
22.40 9.02%
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2025
19.44 13.21%
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2026
18.42 5.25%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the Pearson stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 2.76 43.75%
2024
2.72 1.43%
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2025
2.62 3.63%
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2026
2.51 4.17%
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P/S ratio

Current 2.40 44.62%
2024
2.36 1.55%
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2025
2.28 3.62%
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2026
2.18 4.18%
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