Uncommon Cents Investing LLC Has $1.20 Million Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Uncommon Cents Investing LLC lessened its position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 5.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 37,935 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,055 shares during the period. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC owned about 0.07% of John Wiley & Sons worth $1,204,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of WLY. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in John Wiley & Sons by 72.6% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 152,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,781,000 after buying an additional 64,193 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,619,000. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 66.7% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,099,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,869,000 after acquiring an additional 439,837 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 115.7% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 112,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,198,000 after purchasing an additional 60,577 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 633.6% during the 3rd quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 78,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,903,000 after buying an additional 67,444 shares during the period. 73.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other John Wiley & Sons news, EVP Todd Zipper sold 3,935 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.12, for a total transaction of $122,457.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 16,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,411.44. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of WLY stock opened at $38.13 on Friday. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 12-month low of $28.83 and a 12-month high of $40.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $34.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.54.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.14. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 18.83% and a negative net margin of 8.14%. The business had revenue of $460.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $392.60 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.67%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -48.61%.

About John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons, Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research, Academic, and Talent. The company offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries.