John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 100 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the January 31st total of 200 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.
John Wiley & Sons Price Performance
NYSE WLYB traded down $0.91 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $38.09. 702 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 609. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.91. John Wiley & Sons has a 1 year low of $35.68 and a 1 year high of $52.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $2.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.86 and a beta of 0.65.
John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%.
John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a $0.3525 dividend. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -154.95%.
About John Wiley & Sons
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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.
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