John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Issues Earnings Results

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.11, Briefing.com reports. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 28.23%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. John Wiley & Sons updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.900-4.350 EPS.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 10.7%

Shares of WLY traded up $3.26 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $33.71. 180,942 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 540,017. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a PE ratio of 17.93 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $30.45 and its 200-day moving average is $34.86. John Wiley & Sons has a 52 week low of $28.38 and a 52 week high of $47.26.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were given a $0.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 30th. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is currently 75.53%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised John Wiley & Sons from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Zacks Research upgraded John Wiley & Sons to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, John Wiley & Sons currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Wiley & Sons

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 519.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 473 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 1,595.7% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 359.0% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 815 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the first quarter valued at about $65,000. Institutional investors own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

John Wiley & Sons, Inc is a global publishing and educational services company founded in 1807 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey. The company operates through two primary segments: Research & Publishing and Education. Through these segments, Wiley produces a wide range of scholarly journals, books, reference works and digital products for academic, scientific, technical and medical markets, as well as professional development and higher education learning resources.

In its Research & Publishing segment, Wiley publishes thousands of peer-reviewed journals and maintains the Wiley Online Library, a leading platform for scientific and scholarly content.