John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Short Interest Down 50.0% in February

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 100 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the January 31st total of 200 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 2.3 %

WLYB traded up $0.91 on Friday, hitting $39.91. The company had a trading volume of 251 shares, compared to its average volume of 713. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $41.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.05. John Wiley & Sons has a 1 year low of $33.01 and a 1 year high of $52.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.85 and a beta of 0.70.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.53%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -154.95%.

John Wiley & Sons Company 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.