PFG Investments LLC Takes $2.03 Million Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB)

PFG Investments LLC acquired a new stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 53,477 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,033,000. PFG Investments LLC owned approximately 0.10% of John Wiley & Sons at the end of the most recent quarter.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 0.4 %

WLYB traded up $0.15 on Friday, hitting $38.05. 473 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 314. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a twelve month low of $28.35 and a twelve month high of $39.59. The company has a market cap of $2.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.21 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $36.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.45.

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

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 8th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.68%. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is -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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