John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39, Zacks reports. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%. John Wiley & Sons updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.600-3.600 EPS.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

NYSE:WLY traded up $4.79 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $42.70. 283,564 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 319,289. The company has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.85 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. John Wiley & Sons has a one year low of $32.80 and a one year high of $53.96. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $41.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.98.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.30%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -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.