Pearson (PSO)

• Market cap: $8.98B
• 1 day: -1.27%
• 5 days: -6.71%
• 1 month: -0.85%
• 3 months: -0.99%
• 6 months: -13.6%
• Year to date: -12.2%
• 1 year: -4.23%
• 5 years: 110.18%
• 10 years: 5.41%
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing

About: Pearson PLC listed in the U.K., is an educational provider. The company has been divesting non-core businesses such as the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider. While Pearson's primary activity centers on higher education, the firm also operates in providing clinical assessments, professional certification, and testing.

Employees: 17,116