John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Issues FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued an update on its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.600-5.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.680. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WLY opened at $45.35 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $41.66 and its 200-day moving average is $35.79. John Wiley & Sons has a twelve month low of $28.38 and a twelve month high of $45.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.72 and a beta of 0.80.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 16th. The company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $447.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $450.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 13.22% and a return on equity of 29.01%. John Wiley & Sons’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.37 EPS. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2027 guidance at 4.600-5.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons will post 4.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th were paid a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 7th. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is 33.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on WLY. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of John Wiley & Sons from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Zacks Research lowered shares of John Wiley & Sons from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Trending Headlines about John Wiley & Sons

Here are the key news stories impacting John Wiley & Sons this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wiley reported fiscal Q4 EPS of $1.67, slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations, while revenue was nearly in line and up 1.2% year over year. Earnings report and transcript
• Positive Sentiment: The company highlighted record margins, operating income growth, and cash-flow improvement for fiscal 2026, which suggests efficiency gains and stronger underlying earnings power. BusinessWire results
• Positive Sentiment: Management pointed to “research and AI momentum” and strategic progress, which may support the market’s view that Wiley can benefit from higher-demand areas of its business. Yahoo Finance article
• Neutral Sentiment: Wiley issued FY 2027 EPS guidance of 4.60 to 5.05, which brackets the consensus estimate and suggests steady but not dramatically above-expectation earnings growth. MarketBeat stock page
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue of $447.94 million slightly missed estimates, which could temper enthusiasm despite the earnings beat. Fiscal Q4 snapshot

Institutional Trading of John Wiley & Sons

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 14.9% in the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,807,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,375,000 after acquiring an additional 234,527 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,714,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,515,000 after acquiring an additional 34,782 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,600,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,034,000 after acquiring an additional 43,012 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 827,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,356,000 after acquiring an additional 96,076 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 636,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,482,000 after acquiring an additional 44,493 shares in the last quarter. 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.