Pearson Advances £350m Buyback With New Share Repurchase

Pearson ( (GB:PSON) ) has shared an update.

Pearson has repurchased 535,267 of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of 1,021.72 pence, with prices ranging between 1,006.50 pence and 1,030.00 pence per share. The shares, acquired via Morgan Stanley & Co. International, will be cancelled, reducing the company’s share count.

This transaction forms part of the second £175 million tranche of Pearson’s £350 million share buyback programme announced earlier this year. The move underlines management’s ongoing capital-return strategy and is expected to enhance earnings per share and signal confidence in the company’s financial position to investors.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:PSON) stock is a Hold with a £10.40 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Pearson stock, see the GB:PSON Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on PSON Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, PSON is a Neutral.

The score is driven primarily by steady but not accelerating fundamentals—strong operating profitability offset by low growth, weaker net margin, rising leverage, and softer 2025 free cash flow. Earnings call guidance adds support via clear mid-single-digit growth and profit/cash-conversion targets, while technicals remain a headwind with the stock below key longer-term moving averages and negative MACD. Valuation is reasonable with a mid-teens/high-teens P/E and a ~2.5% dividend yield.

To see Spark’s full report on PSON stock, click here.

More about Pearson

Pearson plc is a UK-based education and publishing group that provides learning materials, digital education platforms and assessments to schools, higher education institutions and professional learners worldwide. The company focuses on technology-enabled education services and operates primarily through its global learning, assessment and certification businesses.

Average Trading Volume: 2,751,919

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £6.17B

See more insights into PSON stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.