What is the market doing?
What the tape says about PSO
Pearson plc is +15% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 7.2 points behind the market.
+15%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +17%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 46
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −6.7%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $16.43
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +2.4%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +15%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +61%
- vs 50-day average$16.01
- +2.6%
- 52-week high
- $17.60
- 52-week low
- $11.84
- Annualised volatility
- 25%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +19% |
| 2025 | −11% |
| 2024 | +34% |
| 2023 | +12% |
| 2022 | +38% |
| 2021 | −6.1% |
| 2020 | +13% |
| 2019 | −28% |
| 2018 | +24% |
| 2017 | +4.3% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.03% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.4% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.59% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +1.6% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.1% |
| Sep | 10 | 1 of 10 | −4.6% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | +1.6% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.0% |
| Dec | 10 | 8 of 10 | +2.1% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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