UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Buys 17,221 Shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 17.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 115,505 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 17,221 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned 0.21% of John Wiley & Sons worth $5,049,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WLY. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons during the 4th quarter worth $361,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in John Wiley & Sons by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 6,487 shares of the company's stock worth $284,000 after buying an additional 567 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in John Wiley & Sons by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,318,812 shares of the company's stock worth $232,485,000 after buying an additional 21,748 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in John Wiley & Sons by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 440,272 shares of the company's stock worth $19,244,000 after buying an additional 43,275 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in John Wiley & Sons by 55.5% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 33,174 shares of the company's stock worth $1,450,000 after buying an additional 11,839 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.94% of the company's stock.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

WLY stock traded down $0.31 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $38.09. 289,799 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 377,987. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -41.86 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.53. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 12 month low of $34.85 and a 12 month high of $53.96.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.39. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%. The company had revenue of $404.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $401.10 million. On average, analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th were given a $0.3525 dividend. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is currently 190.54%.

John Wiley & Sons 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.