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LSE:PSON

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Price: 1 092 GBX -1.71% Market Closed
Market Cap: £6.6B

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Over the past 5 Years, dividends per share for PSON have increased by 29%.
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Buybacks

Buyback Yield measures how much a company reduces its outstanding shares through repurchases, expressed as a percentage.

This metric directly reflects the company’s efforts to return value to shareholders. By reducing the number of shares, buybacks can increase earnings per share and potentially boost the stock's price.

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Debt Paydown

Debt Paydown Yield measures the amount of debt a company repays within a specific period, shown as a percentage of its market capitalization.

This metric indicates how the company is using its capital to decrease financial liabilities, which can strengthen its financial health and potentially enhance shareholder value.

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Price Appreciation

PSON Price
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Annual Price Range
1 092
52w Low
891.6
52w High
1 218.5
Price Metrics
Average Annual Return 17.95%
Standard Deviation of Annual Returns 38.5%
Max Drawdown -99%
Shares Statistics
Market Capitalization 6.9B GBX
Shares Outstanding 606 160 100
Percentage of Shares Shorted 323%

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Stock Splits

PSON's latest stock split occurred on Aug 10, 2000

The company executed a 28-for-25 stock split, meaning that for every 25 shares held, investors received 28 new shares.

The adjusted shares began trading on Aug 10, 2000. This was stock split number 2 in PSON's history, following the previous one in Jun 15, 1992.

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