John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY Shares Sold by State of Alaska Department of Revenue

Key Points

• State of Alaska cut its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 68.3% in Q4, selling 48,944 shares and leaving 22,685 shares valued at about $694,000.
• Wiley beat quarterly expectations with $0.97 EPS vs. $0.86 expected and $410.0M revenue, and set FY2026 guidance of 3.90–4.35 EPS (analysts forecast ~4.2).
• The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.355 (annualized $1.42) for a 3.4% yield, while the stock trades around $41.35 with a market cap of $2.12B and a P/E of 14.41.

State of Alaska Department of Revenue decreased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 68.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,685 shares of the company's stock after selling 48,944 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue's holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $694,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 519.8% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 1,595.7% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 780 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 39.8% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,684 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the first quarter valued at about $65,000. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the first quarter worth about $111,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company's stock.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of WLY stock opened at $41.35 on Friday. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $28.38 and a fifty-two week high of $45.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.59. The stock's fifty day moving average is $35.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.41 and a beta of 0.80.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $410.04 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $391.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 9.24% and a return on equity of 28.38%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Research analysts expect that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 4.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 7th were paid a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 7th. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio is currently 49.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on WLY shares. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded John Wiley & Sons from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy".

John Wiley & Sons 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.

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