Pearson PLC

Pearson Plc engages in the business of education, business information, and consumer publishing markets. It operates through the following segments: Global Online Learning, Global Assessment, North American Courseware, and International. The Global Online Learning segment offers virtual schools and online program management. The Global Assessment Learning segment includes Pearson VUE, US student assessment and clinical assessment. The North America Courseware segment provides courseware and services businesses in the US and Canada. The International segment offers courseware and other businesses outside North America and including UK Qualifications and English. The company was founded by Pearson Samuel in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Pearson Plc engages in the business of education, business information, and consumer publishing markets. It operates through the following segments: Assessment and Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills, Higher Education, and Strategic Review. The Assessment and Qualifications segment includes Pearson VUE, US school assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, A levels and international academic qualifications, and associated courseware including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses and PDRI. The Virtual Learning segment is involved in virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment focuses on Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Workforce Skills segment offers BTEC, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson college, and apprenticeships. The Higher Education segment provides US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. The company was founded by Pearson Samuel in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Deutsche Bank has maintained its 'buy' rating on Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON), the education publishing group, following the company's strong first-half results that surpassed expectations. According to its analysis, Pearson's revenue and adjusted operating profit were 6% and 10% respectively ahead of consensus expectations, led by an impressive performance in high-margin Assessments and progress on cost savings.

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Pearson Plc (NYSE:PSO ) Q2 2023 Results Earnings Conference Call July 31, 2023 4:30 AM ET Company Participants Andy Bird - Chief Executive Officer Sally Johnson - Chief Financial Officer Tony Prentice - Chief Product Officer and Co-President of Direct to Consumer Joanne Russell - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Matthew Walker - Credit Suisse Nick Dempsey - Barclays Capital Adam Berlin - UBS Tom Singlehurst - Citigroup James Tate - Goldman Sachs Luke Holbrook - Morgan Stanley Benjamin Yokyong-Zoega - Credit Suisse Operator Hello. Good morning.

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Pearson plc (LON: PSON) says its adjusted operating profit in the first half of the year was up 44% on a year-over-year basis. Shares are up only slightly on Monday.

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Sales, profits, and cash flow all rose in a solid first half for the FTSE 100 company.

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Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) reported strong financial results for the first half of the year, surpassing market expectations with a 44% growth in profit. However, the fact the education group kept full-year forecasts intact (rather than upgrading them) left investors cold.

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Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) received a boost after analysts at UBS put the educational publisher back on its buy list, highlighting potential for its assessment & qualifications business. The upgrade, from neutral, helped propel the firm to the top of the FTSE 100 risers list, up 2.7% at 839.60p.

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PSO's shares have underperformed on both an absolute and relative basis in 2023 year-to-date, and this is largely attributable to the perceived threat of generative AI. AI represents both a risk and an opportunity for Pearson. I continue to have a Hold rating assigned to PSO; my view of Pearson is mixed, as it is too early to determine how AI could affect the company's prospects.

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Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) has highlighted the opportunities offered by AI as it moved to reassure the market after concerns that the new technology could hit the company. The education publisher said AI will “further strengthen the company's position as a digital-first learning company focused on delivering an unmatched experience for the consumer across their lifetime of learning.

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Shares in Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) jumped over 9% to 823.79p on Wednesday morning, recovering some of the ground lost the day before due to worries raised by online learning company Chegg about losing sales to artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT. The company and analysts pointed out that the FTSE 100 education, assessment and qualifications group and New York-listed Chegg had very different types of products and businesses.

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Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) is in favour with Citi ahead of next week's trading update (Wednesday 18) with the US broker predicting 2023 will be another year of strong growth. Shares in the online education specialist easily outperformed the market in 2022 says the bank, delivering a 57% return against flat comparators, but sentiment has turned more cautious recently due partly to those strong gains but also currency (£/$) tailwinds becoming headwinds.

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Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) “ticks many boxes in 2022” said analysts at Barclays, which kept its equal weight rating on the stock but raised its target price by 7% to 970p. “Resilient to the cycle, a beneficiary of dollar strength, strong balance sheet, buyback running through and a bid (from Apollo) earlier in the year,” were strengths highlighted by the bank.

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Shares in Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) were a rare bright feature in the FTSE 100 with JP Morgan Cazenove (JPM) reinstating coverage of the company today with an overweight rating and a 1010p price target. The group topped the FTSE 100 risers as the broker said it believes the media group is “walking the walk” and making good progress on delivering on its strategy.

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