John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) Shares Sold by Tudor Investment Corp ET AL

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL decreased its holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 82.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,681 shares of the company's stock after selling 98,804 shares during the quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL's holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $904,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of WLY. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 686.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 621 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 542 shares during the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 114.6% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 749 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter worth about $112,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of WLY stock traded up $0.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $44.33. The company had a trading volume of 92,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 361,618. The company has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.50 and a beta of 0.95. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $43.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 52-week low of $34.85 and a 52-week high of $53.96.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $404.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $401.10 million. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. Equities research analysts forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were issued a $0.3525 dividend. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio 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.