Head to head
USA TODAY vs Pearson
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: TDAY · PSO
TDAY
USA TODAY
6.97-2.92%
1-year price shape — +92% over the period
Quant Rating D · 93/100
vs
PSO
Pearson
18.24+2.13%
1-year price shape — +27% over the period
Quant Rating C · 69/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Pearson edges it on the scoreable measures. Pearson pays the highest dividend yield; Pearson earns the most per share.
| TDAY | PSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Publishing | -- |
| Last price | 6.97 | 18.24 |
| Change today | -2.92% | +2.13% |
| 1-year return | +92.0% | +27.5% |
| Market cap | $1.02B | $10.96B |
| 52-week range | 3.52 – 9.21 | 11.72 – 18.35 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | -33.19 | 27.47 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 1st | 73rd |
| P/B | 6.66 | 2.47 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.88% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.01 | 0.67 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.47M | $404.52M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.23B | $4.82B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -8.3% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | 39.5% | 52.0% |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 16.9% |
| Net margin | -1.8% | 8.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $61.59M | -- |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 96.2% | 93.1% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 36 buy / 14 sell | 0 buy / 2 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 17.3% | 0.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 67% buy / 33% hold (3) | 100% hold (1) |
| Analyst price target | $9 (+30%) | $17 (-5%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (93) | C (69) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 9,500 | 17,062 |
| Founded | 1906 | 1844 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.