Susquehanna International Group LLP Acquires 32,099 Shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 237.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 45,604 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 32,099 shares during the quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP owned approximately 0.08% of John Wiley & Sons worth $1,993,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WLY. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 14.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 25,192 shares of the company's stock worth $1,254,000 after purchasing an additional 3,193 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in John Wiley & Sons by 0.8% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 209,184 shares of the company's stock worth $10,093,000 after buying an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,428 shares of the company's stock valued at $151,000 after buying an additional 3,300 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 114.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 749 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,074 shares of the company's stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 682 shares during the period. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 1.6 %

WLY opened at $44.14 on Friday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $43.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.69. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 1-year low of $34.85 and a 1-year high of $53.96. The stock has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a PE ratio of -48.51 and a beta of 0.95. 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 (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $404.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $401.10 million. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. As a group, research analysts expect that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th were paid a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.19%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 190.54%.

John Wiley & Sons Profile

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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