John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.900-4.350 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Down 9.0%

Shares of WLY stock opened at $34.48 on Friday. John Wiley & Sons has a 1-year low of $32.92 and a 1-year high of $49.31. The firm has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a PE ratio of 19.37 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50-day moving average of $36.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $421.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $416.40 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 5.82% and a return on equity of 27.31%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. On average, analysts predict that John Wiley & Sons will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th were given a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 7th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 79.78%.

John Wiley & Sons declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, September 25th that permits the company to buyback $250.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 11.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on WLY. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of John Wiley & Sons from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 1,595.7% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 3rd quarter valued at about $444,000. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 12.9% during the third quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC now owns 8,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,000 after buying an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 5.7% during the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 5,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $223,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 0.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 282,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,446,000 after buying an additional 2,657 shares during the period. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.