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

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.900-4.350 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.7 billion.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 11.8%

NYSE WLY traded up $3.60 during trading on Thursday, hitting $34.05. The stock had a trading volume of 135,636 shares, compared to its average volume of 540,337. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of 18.11 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $30.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.86. John Wiley & Sons has a twelve month low of $28.38 and a twelve month high of $47.26.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.11. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 28.23%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.84 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were paid a $0.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is 75.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on WLY. Zacks Research upgraded John Wiley & Sons to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded John Wiley & Sons from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, John Wiley & Sons currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 519.8% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in John Wiley & Sons by 359.0% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 815 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake 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. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in John Wiley & Sons during the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter valued at $60,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

John Wiley & Sons, Inc is a global publishing and educational services company founded in 1807 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey. The company operates through two primary segments: Research & Publishing and Education. Through these segments, Wiley produces a wide range of scholarly journals, books, reference works and digital products for academic, scientific, technical and medical markets, as well as professional development and higher education learning resources.

In its Research & Publishing segment, Wiley publishes thousands of peer-reviewed journals and maintains the Wiley Online Library, a leading platform for scientific and scholarly content.