John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a global publishing and knowledge services company serving the research, education and professional markets. Founded in 1807 by Charles Wiley, the company has evolved from a New York City bookseller and publisher into an international provider of scholarly, educational and professional content.

Wiley publishes academic, scientific, technical and professional books, journals and reference works. It also provides digital learning products, online resources, courseware and platforms that support students, educators, researchers, institutions and working professionals. Its research publishing business serves universities, learned societies and other research organizations, while its education and professional offerings are designed to support teaching, career development and continuing education.

The company serves customers and institutions worldwide through operations and partnerships across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Wiley’s portfolio includes recognized professional and academic brands, as well as digital content and services distributed through institutional, online and direct channels. Matthew S. Kissner serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.81 to $53.78
• 50-Day Range: $47.02 to $54.05
• 52-Week Range: $28.38 to $57.45
• Volume: 321,434 shs
• Average Volume: 513,903 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.70%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

John Wiley & Sons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

John Wiley & Sons scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 234 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

John Wiley & Sons has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

John Wiley & Sons has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.42%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for John Wiley & Sons are expected to grow by 10.42% in the coming year, from $4.80 to $5.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 14.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 14.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.92.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

John Wiley & Sons has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

John Wiley & Sons has a P/B Ratio of 3.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.74% of the float of John Wiley & Sons has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

John Wiley & Sons has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.32.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in John Wiley & Sons has recently decreased by 3.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

John Wiley & Sons pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

John Wiley & Sons has been increasing its dividend for 26 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 37.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, John Wiley & Sons will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.98% next year. This indicates that John Wiley & Sons will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

John Wiley & Sons has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WLY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 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

17.62% of the stock of John Wiley & Sons is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.94% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/23 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/23/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Record date for 10/22 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/22 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WLY
• CIK: 107140
• Web: www.wiley.com
• Phone: (201) 748-6000
• Fax: 201-748-6088
• Employees: 4,500
• Year Founded: 1807

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.02
• P/E Growth: 1.46
• Net Income: $221.62 million
• Net Margins: 11.90%
• Pretax Margin: 11.09%
• Return on Equity: 27.99%
• Return on Assets: 8.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.60
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.61
• Cash Flow: $7.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.24
• Book Value: $16.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,684,000
• Free Float: 41,753,000
• Market Cap: $2.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76