John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Reaches New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Posted by Trevor Kearing on Nov 28th, 2024

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB – Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $52.90 and last traded at $52.90, with a volume of 30 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $52.90.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a PE ratio of -26.45 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.57. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.26.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 6.00% and a positive return on equity of 21.59%. The firm had revenue of $403.81 million during the quarter.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th were given a $0.352 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.66%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is -70.50%.

About John Wiley & Sons

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research, Academic, and Talent. The company 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.