Short Interest in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Increases By 200.0%

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a growth of 200.0% from the February 28th total of 100 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WLYB traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $44.73. 179 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 602. John Wiley & Sons has a 52 week low of $35.68 and a 52 week high of $52.90. The company's 50 day moving average price is $42.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion, a PE ratio of -49.16 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.3525 per share. 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 3.15%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio is 190.54%.

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.

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