John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.250-3.600 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.400. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.7 billion-$1.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.7 billion. John Wiley & Sons also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.25-$3.60 EPS.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

NYSE:WLY traded down $3.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $46.39. 42,568 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 335,167. John Wiley & Sons has a 52-week low of $29.04 and a 52-week high of $53.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $50.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.82.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $426.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $420.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 6.00% and a positive return on equity of 21.59%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

John Wiley & Sons Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th were issued a $0.352 dividend. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -70.50%.

Insider Activity at John Wiley & Sons

In related news, EVP Danielle Mcmahan sold 2,318 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.41, for a total value of $114,532.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,978 shares in the company, valued at $443,602.98. The trade was a 20.52 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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.