Invesco Ltd. Has $29.04 Million Holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 664,390 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 30,389 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned about 1.23% of John Wiley & Sons worth $29,040,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter valued at about $361,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 6,487 shares of the company's stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,318,812 shares of the company's stock worth $232,485,000 after acquiring an additional 21,748 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,428 shares of the company's stock worth $151,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 29.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 640,940 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,925,000 after purchasing an additional 145,270 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.94% of the company's stock.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

WLY stock traded up $1.14 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $43.87. The stock had a trading volume of 30,699 shares, compared to its average volume of 355,809. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 52 week low of $34.85 and a 52 week high of $53.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.21 and a beta of 0.86.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $404.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $401.10 million. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be issued a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.21%. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is presently 190.54%.

John Wiley & Sons 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.