Short Interest in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Rises By 50.0%

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a growth of 50.0% from the September 30th total of 200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

WLYB traded down $0.87 on Monday, hitting $37.37. 378 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,130. John Wiley & Sons has a fifty-two week low of $36.20 and a fifty-two week high of $52.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.00 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s fifty day moving average is $39.20 and its 200 day moving average is $40.76.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 28th. The company reported $1.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $533.00 million during the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 5.82% and a return on equity of 27.31%.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th were given a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 7th. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is presently 79.78%.

Institutional Trading of John Wiley & Sons

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in John Wiley & Sons stock. Gabelli Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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.