Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Pearson plc before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Pearson plc’s stock price such as:

• Pearson plc’s current stock price and volume
• Why Pearson plc’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for PSO from analysts
• PSO’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Pearson plc (PSO)

Before we jump into Pearson plc’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Pearson plc provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Enterprise Learning & Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers pearson professional assessments, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware, including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses, and PDR. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Enterprise Learning & Skills segment provides vocational qualifications, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson College, and Enterprise content and training. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Pearson plc’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Pearson plc’s stock price was $16.940.

Pearson plc is down 2.7% from its previous closing price of $17.410.

During the last market session, Pearson plc’s stock traded between $16.590 and $17.190. Currently, there are approximately 862.85 million shares outstanding for Pearson plc.

Pearson plc’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 25.5, which is high compared to the Diversified Consumer Services industry median of 18.3. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Pearson plc Stock Price History

Pearson plc’s (PSO) price is currently up 6.61% so far this month.

During the month of July, Pearson plc’s stock price has reached a high of $17.750 and a low of $15.990.

Over the last year, Pearson plc has hit prices as high as $17.745 and as low as $12.020. Year to date, Pearson plc’s stock is up 20.66%.

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What Caused Pearson plc Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 30, 2026, there were analysts who downgraded Pearson plc’s stock and analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Pearson plc’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Pearson plc’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Pearson plc’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Pearson plc (PSO) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Pearson plc

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 30, 2026, Pearson plc has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 4.39%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 67 and is considered to be Strong.

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Pearson plc Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Pearson plc’s stock price is $16.940, which is down 2.7% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Pearson plc stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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