NYSE:JW.AJOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A Stock Price, Forecast & News

$40.20

-0.56 (-1.37 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$39.54

Now: $40.20▼

$40.53

50-Day Range

$33.81

MA: $36.93▼

$41.57

52-Week Range

$30.42

Now: $40.20▼

$50.05

Volume233,378 shs

Average Volume311,952 shs

Market Capitalization$2.25 billion

P/E Ratio15.58

Dividend Yield3.34%

Beta0.82

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. operates as a research and learning company worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Research, Publishing, and Solutions. The Research segment offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services. This segment also publishes journals in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social science, and humanities and life sciences; and provides publishing software for scholarly and professional societies to deliver, host, enhance, market, and manage content on the Web. This segment serves academic, corporate, government, and public libraries, funders of research, researchers, scientists, clinicians, engineers and technologists, and students and professors. This segment sells its products in digital and print formats through research libraries and library consortia, and independent subscription agents, as well as directly to professional society members and other customers. The Publishing segment acquires, develops, and publishes scientific, professional, and education books and related content, as well as provides test preparation services and course workflow tools, to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers. This segment serves business, finance, accounting, workplace learning, management, leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, science and medicine, and education communities. This segment distributes its products in digital and print formats through chain and online booksellers, libraries, colleges and universities, corporations, direct to consumer, Web sites, distributor networks, and other online applications. The Solutions segment provides online program management services for higher education institutions; corporate learning services; and development and assessment services for businesses and professionals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

0.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A.

1.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A has received 149 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A has received 312 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A has received 67.68% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe JW.A will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe JW.A will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

3.3 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is 45.95 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.39 % next year. This indicates that JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.59% of the stock of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
71.61% of the stock of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A are expected to grow by 5.05% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $2.29 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is 15.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.15.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is 15.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 34.41.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.44 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Book publishing

Sub-IndustryPublishing

SectorConsumer Staples

Current SymbolNYSE:JW.A

Previous SymbolNYSE:JW/A

CUSIP96822320

CIK107140

Webwww.wiley.com

Phone201-748-6000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.79

Current Ratio0.65

Quick Ratio0.60

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio15.58

Forward P/E Ratio18.44

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$1.80 billion

Price / Sales1.25

Cash Flow$5.78 per share

Price / Cash Flow6.95

Book Value$20.86 per share

Price / Book1.93

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.96

Net Income$168.26 million

Net Margins7.95%

Return on Equity13.55%

Return on Assets5.10%

Miscellaneous

Employees5,700

Outstanding Shares56,080,000

Market Cap$2.25 billion

Next Earnings Date6/9/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

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JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A (NYSE:JW.A) Frequently Asked Questions

How has JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's stock was trading at $35.77 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, JW.A shares have increased by 12.4% and is now trading at $40.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

When is JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's next earnings date?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, June 9th 2020. View our earnings forecast for JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A.

How were JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's earnings last quarter?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A (NYSE:JW.A) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 4th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.16. The company earned $467.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $464.74 million. JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A had a return on equity of 13.55% and a net margin of 7.95%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.61 EPS. View JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's earnings history.

How often does JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 30th. View JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's dividend history.

What guidance has JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A issued on next quarter's earnings?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, March, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.45-2.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.39. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.855-1.885 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.86 billion.

Has JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about JW.A stock have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutJOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A.

Are investors shorting JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 827,000 shares, an increase of 5.5% from the April 30th total of 784,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 362,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A include Thomson Reuters (TRI), New York Times (NYT), Morningstar (MORN), Shutterstock (SSTK), Scholastic (SCHL), Meredith (MDP), E. W. Scripps (SSP), Daily Journal (DJCO), Value Line (VALU) and McClatchy (MNI). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A investors own include General Motors (GM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Boeing (BA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Gilead Sciences (GILD), General Mills (GIS), IBM (IBM), Pfizer (PFE) and SVB Financial Group (SIVB).

Who are JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's key executives?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Jesse Caleb Wiley, Non-Exec. Chairman (Age 48)
Mr. Brian A. Napack, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
Mr. John A. Kritzmacher, Exec. VP of Technology and Operations & CFO (Age 58)
Mr. Gary M. Rinck, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 67)
Mr. Matthew S. Kissner, Exec. VP & Group Exec. (Age 65)

What is JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's stock symbol?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JW.A."

How do I buy shares of JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A?

Shares of JW.A can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's stock price today?

One share of JW.A stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.20.

How big of a company is JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion and generates $1.80 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $168.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.96 on an earnings per share basis. JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A employs 5,700 workers across the globe.

What is JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's official website?

The official website for JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A is www.wiley.com.

How can I contact JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A?

JOHN WILEY & SONS -CL A's mailing address is 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ, 07030. The company can be reached via phone at 201-748-6000 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/30/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff