Pearson (LON: PSON)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Investec in a research note issued on Friday. They currently have a $19.99 (1240 GBX) price target on the stock.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Liberum Capital Ltd reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Pearson in a research note to investors on Wednesday. They now have a $16.75 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Pearson in a research note to investors on Friday, October 19th. Finally, analysts at Jefferies Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Pearson in a research note to investors on Wednesday, October 17th. They now have a $20.39 price target on the stock.

Pearson opened at 1226.00 on Friday. Pearson has a 1-year low of GBX 1060.38 and a 1-year high of GBX 1302.00. The company’s market cap is £9.833 billion.

Pearson plc, (Pearson) is an international media and education company with its principal operations in the education, business information and consumer publishing markets.

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