TheStreet upgraded shares of John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB – Get Rating) from a c rating to a b- rating in a report released on Wednesday, TheStreetRatingsTable reports.
John Wiley & Sons Price Performance
Shares of NYSE WLYB opened at $40.93 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. John Wiley & Sons has a fifty-two week low of $37.89 and a fifty-two week high of $58.65. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $42.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.05. The firm has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 23.39 and a beta of 0.83.
Get John Wiley & Sons alerts:John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 7th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $487.57 million during the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 4.79% and a return on equity of 18.27%.
John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 11th were given a dividend of $0.3475 per share. This represents a $1.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 7th. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is 79.43%.Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Wiley & Sons
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WLYB. Eaton Vance Management acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $5,572,000. Royal Bank of Canada bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,679,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons during the 3rd quarter valued at $856,000. Neuberger Berman Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 3rd quarter valued at $384,000. Finally, UBS Group AG bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 3rd quarter worth $355,000.
About John Wiley & Sons
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research Publishing & Platforms, Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services. The Research Publishing & Platforms segment 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.
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