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John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$36.33 -4.02 (-9.95%)
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About John Wiley & Sons Stock (NYSE:WLYB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$36.35
$36.87
50-Day Range
$37.20
$42.85
52-Week Range
$36.35
$52.90
Volume
1,364 shs
Average Volume
1,194 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.93 billion
P/E Ratio
20.42
Dividend Yield
3.91%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

John Wiley & Sons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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40th Percentile Overall Score

WLYB MarketRank™: 

John Wiley & Sons scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 155 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 20.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 20.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 17.63.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    John Wiley & Sons has a P/B Ratio of 2.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about John Wiley & Sons' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.11% of the float of John Wiley & Sons has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    John Wiley & Sons has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in John Wiley & Sons has recently increased by 700.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    John Wiley & Sons is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.52%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    John Wiley & Sons has been increasing its dividend for 26 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 79.78%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about John Wiley & Sons' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.11% of the float of John Wiley & Sons has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    John Wiley & Sons has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in John Wiley & Sons has recently increased by 700.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    John Wiley & Sons has a news sentiment score of 1.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for John Wiley & Sons this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, John Wiley & Sons insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    29.66% of the stock of John Wiley & Sons is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 0.49% of the stock of John Wiley & Sons is held by institutions.

  • Read more about John Wiley & Sons' insider trading history.
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WLYB Stock News Headlines

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WLYB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

John Wiley & Sons' stock was trading at $44.06 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WLYB stock has decreased by 17.6% and is now trading at $36.3250.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September, 4th. The company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.17. The company earned $396.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $375 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 5.82% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.31%.

Shares of WLYB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that John Wiley & Sons investors own include Garmin (GRMN), Costco Wholesale (COST), FirstCash (FCFS), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), WPP (WPP), Aflac (AFL) and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/24 Dividend
7/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend
7/08/2025
Dividend Payable
7/24/2025
Last Earnings
9/04/2025
Record date for 10/23 Dividend
10/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend
10/07/2025
Today
10/09/2025
Dividend Payable
10/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
PUBLSHG - BOOKS
Sub-Industry
Printing And Publishing
Current Symbol
NYSE:WLYB
CIK
107140
Employees
9,500
Year Founded
1807

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.78
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.42
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$84.16 million
Net Margins
5.82%
Pretax Margin
8.24%
Return on Equity
27.31%
Return on Assets
7.66%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.12
Current Ratio
0.65
Quick Ratio
0.61

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.68 billion
Price / Sales
1.15
Cash Flow
$5.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.19
Book Value
$14.09 per share
Price / Book
2.58

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
53,200,000
Free Float
37,423,000
Market Cap
$1.93 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NYSE:WLYB) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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