John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report)'s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $36.48, but opened at $37.26. John Wiley & Sons shares last traded at $37.26, with a volume of 108 shares traded.
John Wiley & Sons Price Performance
The company's 50-day moving average price is $36.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market cap of $2.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.94 and a beta of 0.77.
John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 8.14% and a positive return on equity of 18.83%. The company had revenue of $460.71 million for the quarter.
John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 8th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.75%. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is -48.61%.
Institutional Trading of John Wiley & Sons
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WLYB. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 14,570,300.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 145,704 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,755,000 after purchasing an additional 145,703 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada purchased a new position in John Wiley & Sons in the third quarter valued at $1,679,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP acquired a new stake in John Wiley & Sons in the third quarter valued at $856,000. Neuberger Berman Group LLC purchased a new stake in John Wiley & Sons during the 3rd quarter worth about $384,000. Finally, UBS Group AG acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 3rd quarter worth about $355,000. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About John Wiley & Sons
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research, Academic, and Talent. The company offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries.
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