PEARSON PLC (PES.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:PES - Deutsche Boerse Ag - GB0006776081 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to PES. PES's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PES is a bad performer in the overall market: 64% of all stocks are doing better.
PES is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month PES has a been trading in the 12.14 - 14.38 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Warning: PES has an average volume of 4661 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
PES is one of the better performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry, it outperforms 100% of 4 stocks in the same industry.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of PES is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
12.01
15.03
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 12.13 to 12.31. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 12.75 to 12.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 13.11 to 13.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 13.55 to 13.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @14.88 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for PES.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PES.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 36.48 | NEUTRAL | PES.DE is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PES.DE is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PES.DE is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PES.DE is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 39.68 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PES.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.08 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PES.DE has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 65.67 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PES.DE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.36 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PES.DE suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 24.05 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for PES.DE suggests a possible start of a new trend. |
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
FRA:PES (8/8/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
12.44
-0.53 (-4.05%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg-4.05%
1 Week0.12%
2 Weeks1.18%
1 Month-14.91%
3 Month-8.16%
6 Month-13.97%
12 Month11.72%
2 Year26.73%
3 Year23.78%
5 Year94.86%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.25
ATR(20)%2.36%
ATR Inc68.65%
Range Today0.14
ADR(20)0.07
ADR(20)%0.59%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS36.48
Mansfield-1.65
10 Day High13.15
10 Day Low12.15
20 Day High14.38
20 Day Low12.15
52 Week High16.44
52 Week Low10.93
CS1 End12.31
CR1 Start12.75
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)0%
Volume3.49K
Volume Incr954.72%
Vol(5)12.53K
Vol(50)4.66K