Company Brief

What the company does

Pearson plc provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Enterprise Learning & Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers pearson professional assessments, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware, including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses, and PDR. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning …

Snapshot

What the weekly tape is saying

PSON closed the latest completed week at 1,147 GBP. The 4-week return is 4.3% and the 12-week return is 19.8%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 1.25. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 64/100 composite read.

Trend Signal Active

Market Dynamics No fresh buy

Price vs Trend 12.2%

Volume 0.6x

Setup Cockpit

A compressed read of the whole setup

The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.

Composite setup radar

64 Balanced read

Scoreboard

Trend 23 Persistence of active Trend Signal over the last year and current streak.

Momentum 78 Blend of 4-week and 12-week follow-through.

Dynamics 73 Latest Market Dynamics and whether pressure has improved over four weeks.

Relative Strength 100 Relative leadership and short-term RS change.

Volume 27 Participation compared with the 13-week volume baseline.

Risk Control 81 Drawdown and recent weekly volatility pressure.

16-week signal tape

27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun

Weekly return bar Trend Signal dot Positive Market Dynamics dot

Price Action

Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value

Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.

52-week price path

Price Trend Line Fair Value

Price map

Trend Line: 1,023 GBP
Vs Trend Line: 12.2%
Fair Value: 1,044 GBP
Vs Fair Value: 9.9%
52W High: 1,175 GBP
52W Low: 874.6 GBP
Drawdown: -2.4%
Range Position: 90.7%

Momentum

Returns and trend persistence

Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.

Return windows

1W -1.1%

4W 4.3%

12W 19.8%

26W 9.8%

52W 7.6%

Trend read

Active Streak: 5 weeks
52W Active Weeks: 5
52W Active Breadth: 9.6%
Sector Scope: GB Communication Services
Sector Rank: 35 of 61
Sector Percentile: 43.3%

Peer Context

Sector and industry pulse

Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.

GB Communication Services

Tracked Peers: 61
4W Rank: 21 of 61
Avg 1W: -2.5%
Avg 4W: 0.8%
Trend Breadth: 37.7%
Positive MD: 65.6%

FDEV · LSE 34.8% ZIN · LSE 32.9% CCP · LSE 27.2% TMG · LSE 22.8% AEO · LSE 13.9%

GB Publishing

Tracked Peers: 7
4W Rank: 2 of 7
Avg 1W: -5.2%
Avg 4W: -2.9%
Trend Breadth: 28.6%
Positive RS: 28.6%

BMY · LSE 6.7% PSON · LSE 4.3% RCH · LSE 3.4% INF · LSE 3.3% SNWS · LSE -5.3%

Market Dynamics

Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation

Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.

Dynamics path

Market Dynamics Relative Strength

Signal state

Market Dynamics: 1.25
4W MD Change: 9.9%
Relative Strength: 2.73
4W RS Change: 1050.6%
Expectation: Positive
Probability: 56.46%

Volume

Participation and confirmation

Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.

52-week volume profile

Volume map

Latest Volume: 6.5M
13W Average: 10.0M
52W Average: 10.0M
Vs 13W: 0.6x
Vs 52W: 0.6x

Risk Anatomy

Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape

A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.

26-week return distribution

Risk map

13W Volatility: 3.4%
52W Volatility: 3.6%
Upside Weeks: 25
Downside Weeks: 27
Downside Breadth: 51.9%
Avg Gain / Loss: 3.0% / -2.3%

Context

Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points

Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.

Classification

Exchange: LSE
Country: GB
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Publishing
Currency: GBP
Market Cap: 6.7B

Opportunity signals

Trend Signal is active with a 5-week active streak.
Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
Market Dynamics is positive on the latest completed week.

Risk signals

No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.

Watch next

Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.

Weekly Tape

Recent completed weeks

The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.

Week	Close	Return	Trend	Fair Value	MD	RS	Volume	Signal
12 Jun 2026	1,147 GBP	-1.1%	1,023 GBP	1,044 GBP	1.25	2.73	6.5M	On
5 Jun 2026	1,160 GBP	4.3%	1,018 GBP	1,041 GBP	1.25	4.68	8.3M	On
29 May 2026	1,112 GBP	-1.8%	1,012 GBP	1,039 GBP	1.19	-0.22	13.9M	On
22 May 2026	1,132 GBP	3.0%	1,011 GBP	1,037 GBP	1.14	0.55	8.9M	On
15 May 2026	1,100 GBP	0.8%	1,011 GBP	1,035 GBP	1.13	-0.29	5.9M	On
8 May 2026	1,091 GBP	-2.2%	1,011 GBP	1,034 GBP	1.19	-1.96	8.0M	Off
1 May 2026	1,115 GBP	4.1%	1,010 GBP	1,032 GBP	1.06	-1.57	7.5M	Off
24 Apr 2026	1,072 GBP	-0.8%	1,008 GBP	1,030 GBP	0.88	-6.04	9.9M	Off
17 Apr 2026	1,080 GBP	8.3%	1,007 GBP	1,029 GBP	0.50	-8.40	10.3M	Off
10 Apr 2026	997.0 GBP	-1.2%	1,006 GBP	1,027 GBP	0.21	-15.50	8.5M	Off
3 Apr 2026	1,009 GBP	5.8%	1,008 GBP	1,026 GBP	0.21	-13.90	9.2M	Off
27 Mar 2026	953.8 GBP	-0.4%	1,009 GBP	1,025 GBP	0.10	-15.49	11.2M	Off
20 Mar 2026	957.4 GBP	-3.0%	1,013 GBP	1,025 GBP	0.13	-15.41	22.2M	Off
13 Mar 2026	987.4 GBP	1.2%	1,018 GBP	1,024 GBP	-0.14	-16.23	17.3M	Off

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