PEARSON PLC
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PEARSON PLC (NYSE:PSO) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 18 items for PSO at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-29, rated 7/10. Across its 18 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for PSO spans SCHEDULE 13D/A, 6-K, 20-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Pearson Buys AI Skills Platform Workera to Boost Enterprise Offering
- Pearson and Namibox Ink AI Education Pact, Targeting Global Expansion
- Cevian Capital Secures Board Seat at Pearson via Relationship Agreement
- Pearson Delivers Strong H1 2026, Reiterates Guidance, and Lifts Dividend
- Artisan Partners Increases Stake in Pearson PLC to 12.02%
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
4.63 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 3,434,600 shares in PSO as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 36.5% increase from the prior period — about 4.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 56.9% of PSO volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Insider Transactions
PSO files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.