Marshall Wace LLP Trims Stock Holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Marshall Wace LLP lessened its stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 81.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,769 shares of the company's stock after selling 51,239 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP's holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $514,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of WLY. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at $361,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 6,487 shares of the company's stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,318,812 shares of the company's stock worth $232,485,000 after acquiring an additional 21,748 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,428 shares of the company's stock valued at $151,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 29.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 640,940 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,925,000 after purchasing an additional 145,270 shares during the period. 73.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

NYSE:WLY traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $44.75. The company had a trading volume of 53,501 shares, compared to its average volume of 408,581. The firm has a market cap of $2.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.18 and a beta of 0.95. 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's 50 day moving average price is $43.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.79. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 52 week low of $34.85 and a 52 week high of $53.96.

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

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were issued a dividend of $0.3525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.15%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend 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.