Originally published on Best Stocks Category: best stocks to buy nowAccording to a report that The Fly published, research analysts at Credit Suisse Group raised their target price for Pearson’s (NYSE: PSO) stock in a study that was released on Monday from GBX 975 ($11.78) to GBX 998 ($12.06). Deposit $100 and get a $110 to trade stocks>>>>>>>>>>Open Account Recent research studies carried out by various equity analysts have focused their attention on the company as the subject of their investigation. Barclays announced in a research report released on Friday, September 16, that they had increased their target price for Pearson from GBX 840 ($10.15) to GBX 910 ($11.00). In a research note released on September 27, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective for Pearson shares. The previous price objective of GBX 1,010 ($12.20) has been raised to the new price objective of GBX 1,080 ($13.05). Morgan Stanley announced on September 8 that they had increased their price objective for Pearson shares from GBX 850 ($10.27) to GBX 900 ($10.87) in a research report published on September 8. The findings of a study conducted by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft and made available to the public on June 21 revealed that the financial institution had raised its rating for Pearson from “hold” to “buy.” The recommendation that StockNews.com had previously given for Pearson stock was changed from “hold” to “buy” in a report published on Wednesday, August 3. Five different financial experts and analysts each gave the company a recommendation to buy; four different analysts each gave the company a recommendation to hold, and one different analyst each gave the company a recommendation to sell. The information that can be found on Bloomberg.com suggests that the stock is currently assigned the rating of “Hold” and that the price target has been established at $894.67.PSO stock increased by $0.35 during Monday’s midday trading session, reaching $9.90 per share. Compared to the day’s average volume of 491,354 shares traded, the company’s trading volume was significantly lower at 19,198 shares. The debt-to-equity ratio comes in at 0.26, the quick ratio comes in at 1.88, the current ratio comes in at 1.95, and the quick ratio comes in at 1.88. Over the previous 52 weeks, the price of a share of Pearson has ranged from its all-time low of $7.68 to its all-time high of $11.07. The stock price has been as high as $10.18 over the previous 50 days but as low as $9.85 over the previous 200 days.In the most recent few months, several well-known shareholders have revised the percentages of ownership in the company they currently hold. Ellevest Inc. increased its ownership of Pearson stock by 78.9 percent during the second quarter of the current fiscal year. After making an additional purchase of 1,261 shares during the most recent fiscal quarter, Ellevest Inc. now has a total of 2,859 shares of the company’s stock, which is $26,000. This brings the total number of shares that the company owns to 2,859. During the second quarter, Captrust Financial Advisors achieved an increase of 88.3% in the proportion of Pearson stock that the company owned. During the period in question, Captrust Financial Advisors increased the number of shares they owned to 3,064, with a value of $28,000. This was accomplished by making an additional purchase of 1,437 of the company’s shares. Addison Advisors LLC spent $32,000 buying stock in Pearson over the first three months of 2018. The percentage of Pearson stock that Lindbrook Capital LLC owned at the beginning of the year increased by 72.0% during the first three months. Lindbrook Capital LLC now has a total of 4,098 shares of the company’s stock, which has a value of $41,000 after their most recent purchase of 1,715 shares. Quantbot Technologies LP spent $45,000 during the first three months of the year to acquire Pearson stock. This purchase was made during the first three months of the year. Currently, institutions hold 3.09% of the company’s stock in portfolios. Pearson plc distributes educational materials, assessments, and services worldwide, including but not limited to the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and other European countries. It works well in five different areas: learning skills for the job market, learning English, getting more education through college or virtual learning, and testing and certifying one’s knowledge.