John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $36.50 and last traded at $36.96, with a volume of 448966 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $37.73.
John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $1.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.67 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $41.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.77.
John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th were issued a dividend of $0.3525 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.81%. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is 190.54%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Wiley & Sons
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State of Wyoming raised its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 23.6% in the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,298 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 7,349 shares of the company's stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,111 shares of the company's stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Corebridge Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Corebridge Financial Inc. now owns 21,294 shares of the company's stock valued at $931,000 after purchasing an additional 394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 114.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 749 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
John Wiley & Sons Company Profile
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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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