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

Company Overview

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a global publishing and knowledge-services company serving researchers, educators, students, professionals and lifelong learners. Its principal activities include the development and distribution of scholarly, scientific, technical, medical and professional content through books, journals, digital platforms and other learning resources.

The company also provides online education, course materials, assessment tools and professional development solutions for higher education, corporations and other organizations. Its portfolio includes the Wiley and For Dummies brands, along with journals and reference works published in collaboration with academic societies and professional associations.

Founded in 1807 by Charles Wiley, the company has evolved from a New York-based publishing business into an international provider of research and education content. Wiley serves customers and institutions across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other global markets, with products distributed through digital channels, libraries, educational institutions, retailers and direct institutional relationships.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.59 to $51.59
• 50-Day Range: $47.15 to $54.28
• 52-Week Range: $29.16 to $55.51
• Volume: 193 shs
• Average Volume: 4,335 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.65
• Dividend Yield: 2.77%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

John Wiley & Sons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

John Wiley & Sons scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 236 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, 1 hold rating, 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: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 13.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of John Wiley & Sons is 13.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.41.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

John Wiley & Sons has a P/B Ratio of 3.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% 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 0.11, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in John Wiley & Sons has recently decreased by 49.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

John Wiley & Sons pays a meaningful dividend of 2.77%, 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%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

John Wiley & Sons has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for John Wiley & Sons this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for WLYB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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

29.66% 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

0.49% of the stock of John Wiley & Sons is held by institutions.

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: 10/14/2026
• 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:WLYB
• 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: 13.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• 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: $1.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.56
• Cash Flow: $7.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.10
• Book Value: $16.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,680,000
• Free Float: 35,651,000
• Market Cap: $2.61 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.54