John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) was upgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on WLY. 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 1.7%

NYSE:WLY opened at $31.61 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.71. John Wiley & Sons has a fifty-two week low of $29.93 and a fifty-two week high of $47.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.81 and a beta of 1.03.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $416.40 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.97 EPS. John Wiley & Sons’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that John Wiley & Sons will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, September 25th that allows the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Wiley & Sons

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,207,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,351,000 after acquiring an additional 315,329 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 2.1% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,714,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,515,000 after acquiring an additional 34,782 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 1.2% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,573,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,673,000 after purchasing an additional 19,067 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 3.7% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,557,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,041,000 after purchasing an additional 55,155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 71.1% during the 3rd quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 1,474,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,685,000 after purchasing an additional 612,866 shares during the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.