Analyst consensus estimates

VUMA calculated median estimates for several key performance measures

VUMA calculated median estimates

Pearson plc is researched by global investment banks, whose analysts publish financial estimates. We invite registered analysts to submit their published forecasts to an external web-based tool independently managed by Vuma Financial Limited (VUMA), a company independent of Pearson plc. VUMA specialise in the monitoring of consensus forecasts. More information can be found at Vuma.com

Below we present the VUMA calculated median estimates for several key performance measures as at 11 February 2020:

  2019 2020 2021
  Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median
Total Revenue 3,883 3,864 3,762 3,747 3,803 3,784
Organic revenue growth % -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.6 1.1 1.0
Adjusted Operating Profit 583 580 468 468 441 453
Profit before tax 502 536 408 418 385 407
Adjusted EPS (p) 56.9 56.7 44.6 45.0 44.2 45.0
DPS (p) 19.8 19.8 19.6 21.0 20.5 21.9
Average £:$ assumed 1.28 1.28 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31

Estimates from the following banks are included in the consensus above:

  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Barclays
  • Berenberg
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Exane BNP Paribas
  • Goldman Sachs International
  • JP Morgan Cazenove
  • Redburn Partners LLP
  • Societe Generale
  • UBS

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