John Wiley & Sons (JW.A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. operates as a research and learning company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research Publishing & Platforms, Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services. The Research Publishing & Platforms segment 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. This segment also publishes physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities and life sciences journals; and provides a publishing software and service for scholarly and professional societies, and publishers to deliver, host, enhance, market, and manage their content on the web through the Literatum platform. It 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, bookstores, online booksellers, and other customers. The Academic & Professional Learning segment provides scientific, professional, and education books in print and digital formats, digital courseware, and test preparation services to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers, as well as learning, development, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment distributes its products in digital and print formats through chain and online booksellers, libraries, colleges and universities, corporations, direct to consumer, Websites, distributor networks, and other online applications. The Education Services segment provides online program management services for higher education institutions and mthree training, upskilling, and talent placement services for professionals and businesses. The company was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: N/A
• 50-Day Range: $30.59 to $34.80
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 271,205 shs
• Average Volume: 203,382 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.47
• Dividend Yield: 2.81%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

John Wiley & Sons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

John Wiley & Sons scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd out of 157 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for John Wiley & Sons.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 20.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 20.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.70.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JW.A.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

John Wiley & Sons pays a meaningful dividend of 2.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

John Wiley & Sons does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 53.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.76

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JW.A.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for John Wiley & Sons this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, John Wiley & Sons insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.63% of the stock of John Wiley & Sons is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.11% of the stock of John Wiley & Sons is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JW.A Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

What other stocks do shareholders of John Wiley & Sons own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that John Wiley & Sons investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), General Motors (GM), Intel (INTC), Boeing (BA), M&T Bank (MTB), AT&T (T) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

Company Calendar

• Today: 6/17/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Book Publishing
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JW.A
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:JW/A
• CIK: 107140
• Web: www.wiley.com
• Phone: 201-748-6000
• Fax: 201-748-6088
• Employees: 7,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $148.26 million
• Net Margins: 7.06%
• Pretax Margin: 10.04%
• Return on Equity: 18.61%
• Return on Assets: 6.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
• Current Ratio: 0.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $19.54 per share
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,710,000
• Free Float: 55,359,000
• Market Cap: $2.95 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.81