John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 408 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 7% from the previous session’s volume of 439 shares.The stock last traded at $42.21 and had previously closed at $42.70.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $46.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a PE ratio of -45.76 and a beta of 0.72.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.39%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -154.95%.

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.