25,660 Shares in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY Bought by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 25,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,145,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. State of Wyoming lifted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 23.6% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 6.1% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 6.9% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 10,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares in the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on WLY shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered John Wiley & Sons from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, John Wiley & Sons currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 3.0%

John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $31.43 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 1-year low of $31.21 and a 1-year high of $47.26. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.14. The company has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 1.03.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $416.40 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 28.23%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.97 EPS. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, September 25th that authorizes the company to buyback $250.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 7th were given a dividend of $0.355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 7th. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is 75.53%.

John Wiley & Sons 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.