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John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Shares Gap Down - What's Next?

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $44.16, but opened at $42.47. John Wiley & Sons shares last traded at $42.69, with a volume of 508 shares.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.46 and a beta of 0.71. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $42.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.45.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 17th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $442.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $435.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 5.02% and a return on equity of 27.42%.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.51%. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 8th. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio is currently 92.81%.

Institutional Trading of John Wiley & Sons

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons stock. Gabelli Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 4,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $201,000. Institutional investors own 0.49% of the company's stock.

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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