John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) Announces $0.36 Quarterly Dividend

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th will be given a dividend of 0.355 per share on Thursday, January 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 30th.

John Wiley & Sons has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 26 years. John Wiley & Sons has a dividend payout ratio of 33.8% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

NYSE WLY opened at $31.61 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $35.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.71. John Wiley & Sons has a 52 week low of $29.93 and a 52 week high of $47.26. The stock has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.81 and a beta of 1.03. 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 (NYSE:WLY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.13. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 28.23% and a net margin of 6.11%.The business had revenue of $421.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.40 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.97 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

About John Wiley & Sons

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.