Vanguard Group Inc. Lowers Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY

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Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 3.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,140,984 shares of the company's stock after selling 177,828 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 9.55% of John Wiley & Sons worth $229,082,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 686.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 621 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 542 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 35.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,564 shares of the company's stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 37.8% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,827 shares of the company's stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 501 shares in the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded John Wiley & Sons from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of NYSE:WLY traded up $1.4190 during trading on Friday, reaching $41.2690. 235,760 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 392,685. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.51. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 1-year low of $36.50 and a 1-year high of $53.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $40.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.64. The firm has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.97 and a beta of 0.96.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 17th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.10. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 27.42% and a net margin of 5.02%.The company had revenue of $442.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $435.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.21 earnings per share. John Wiley & Sons's revenue for the quarter was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Research analysts anticipate 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 8th were given a $0.355 dividend. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. 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. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is currently 92.81%.

John Wiley & Sons announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, June 26th that authorizes the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is 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.