John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Posted by Scott Moore on Nov 7th, 2024

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB – Get Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $52.29 and last traded at $52.13, with a volume of 566 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $49.44.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 5.4 %

The firm has a market capitalization of $2.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.72 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50 day moving average is $47.85 and its 200-day moving average is $43.80.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 21.59% and a negative net margin of 6.00%. The business had revenue of $403.81 million for the quarter.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th were given a $0.352 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.70%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is -70.50%.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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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.