John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.10 EPS

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.10, Zacks reports. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 27.42% and a net margin of 5.02%. The firm had revenue of $442.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $435.00 million.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WLYB traded up $3.94 during trading on Friday, hitting $44.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 23,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 848. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.88 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50-day moving average of $42.03 and a 200-day moving average of $42.71. John Wiley & Sons has a 12 month low of $37.27 and a 12 month high of $52.90.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were paid 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 dividend yield of 3.19%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio is currently 92.16%.

About John Wiley & Sons

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.