Pearson (PSO)

• Market cap: $9.14B
• 1 day: 2.86%
• 5 days: 3.99%
• 1 month: 14.92%
• 3 months: 14.13%
• 6 months: 9.98%
• Year to date: 10.22%
• 1 year: -5.09%
• 5 years: 30.06%
• 10 years: 27.86%
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing

About: UK-listed Pearson is a testing and educational provider. Pearson's primary operations are in assessment and qualification testing and higher education, but they also provide English education and testing, virtual learning, prehiring testing and screening, and upskilling/reskilling. The company divested noncore businesses, including the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider.

Employees: 17,062