John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report)'s share price traded down 4.3% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $43.95 and last traded at $41.41. 204 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 71% from the average session volume of 695 shares. The stock had previously closed at $43.26.
John Wiley & Sons Trading Down 6.4%
The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.49 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.
John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend
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 of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.48%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio is currently 190.54%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
An institutional investor recently bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons stock. Gabelli Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $201,000. 0.49% of the stock is currently 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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