John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Stock Short Interest Report for September

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 850 shares, a drop of 49.6% from the September 15th total of 1,688 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 7,610 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

NYSE:WLYB remained flat at $51.59 during mid-day trading on Wednesday. 193 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,335. John Wiley & Sons has a 1-year low of $29.16 and a 1-year high of $55.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. The business’s 50 day moving average is $50.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.65 and a beta of 0.54.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $386.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $380.20 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 11.90% and a return on equity of 27.99%.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be paid a $0.3575 dividend. This represents a $1.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 6th. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is 37.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a report on Friday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

About John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons, Inc is a global publishing and knowledge-services company serving researchers, educators, students, professionals and lifelong learners. Its principal activities include the development and distribution of scholarly, scientific, technical, medical and professional content through books, journals, digital platforms and other learning resources.

The company also provides online education, course materials, assessment tools and professional development solutions for higher education, corporations and other organizations.