If you'd invested in: Dialight and Pearson
Industrial lighting-maker Dialight has had a bright year, while educational publisher Pearson is down in the dumps.
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Industrial lighting-maker Dialight has had a bright year, while educational publisher Pearson is down in the dumps.
Pearson (LSE: PSON) is an educational-resource company, publishing course materials and carrying out exam assessments. Around 60% of its sales come from the US. It has been selling assets, including the FT newspaper and a chunk of publisher Penguin Random House, to invest in education. Investors remain unconvinced by its strategy and the shares have fallen by more than 30% in the last year.
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