Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC Has $362,000 Holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY

Key Points

• Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC reduced its holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. by 48.7%, resulting in ownership of 8,110 shares valued at $362,000.
• John Wiley & Sons reported $0.49 EPS for the latest quarter, missing expectations, with revenue of $396.80 million, which was above the consensus estimate.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend from $0.35 to $0.355 per share, indicating a continued commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,110 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,690 shares during the period. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC's holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $362,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 1st quarter valued at about $10,755,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 169.8% in the 1st quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 277,052 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,345,000 after purchasing an additional 174,367 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,184,954 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,802,000 after purchasing an additional 158,192 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 14,320.0% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 158,620 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,068,000 after purchasing an additional 157,520 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 5,949.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 69,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,105,000 after purchasing an additional 68,540 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded John Wiley & Sons from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 6th.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE WLY opened at $41.42 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.27 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.70. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 52 week low of $36.10 and a 52 week high of $53.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.65.

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

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th were given a dividend of $0.355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 8th. This is an increase from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 79.78%.

John Wiley & Sons announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, June 26th that authorizes the company to buyback $250.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.

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