John Wiley & Sons (WLY) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is anticipated to post its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, March 5th. Analysts expect John Wiley & Sons to post earnings of $0.86 per share and revenue of $391.00 million for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.13. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 28.23%. The company had revenue of $421.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $416.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WLY opened at $30.72 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.71. John Wiley & Sons has a fifty-two week low of $28.38 and a fifty-two week high of $47.26. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $30.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.89.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were issued a $0.355 dividend. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.53%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Wiley & Sons

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in John Wiley & Sons by 5.7% during the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 5,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 12,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 519.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 45,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,833,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. 73.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.