Short Interest in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Declines By 20.0%

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 400 shares, a decrease of 20.0% from the April 15th total of 500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company's stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Wiley & Sons

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons stock. PFG Investments LLC acquired a new stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 53,477 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,033,000. PFG Investments LLC owned 0.10% of John Wiley & Sons at the end of the most recent reporting period. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of WLYB stock traded up $0.36 on Monday, reaching $38.41. 103 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 678. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $37.73 and a 200-day moving average of $34.06. The company has a market cap of $2.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.34 and a beta of 0.75. John Wiley & Sons has a one year low of $28.35 and a one year high of $39.59.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $460.71 million for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 18.83% and a negative net margin of 8.14%.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.64%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is presently -48.61%.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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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