Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Makes New $723,000 Investment in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY

Key Points

• Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd has invested approximately $723,000 in John Wiley & Sons by acquiring 16,230 shares in the first quarter.
• John Wiley & Sons' quarterly earnings report indicated an EPS of $0.49, slightly below the analyst consensus of $0.50, while reporting revenue of $396.80 million exceeding expectations.
• The company has recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.355 per share and authorized a stock buyback plan to repurchase up to $250 million of its outstanding shares.

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 16,230 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $723,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 35.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,564 shares of the company's stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 37.8% during the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,827 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 501 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the first quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Institutional investors own 73.94% of the company's stock.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WLY traded down $0.87 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $41.28. 613,549 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 344,236. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The firm has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a PE ratio of 23.19 and a beta of 1.02. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $36.10 and a fifty-two week high of $53.96. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.65.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $396.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $375.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 27.31% and a net margin of 5.82%.The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th were given a $0.355 dividend. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 8th. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 79.78%.

John Wiley & Sons declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, June 26th that allows the company to repurchase $250.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of John Wiley & Sons from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 6th.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

John Wiley & Sons, Inc engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The Research segment consists of research publishing and research solutions. The Learning segment includes academic and professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions.