John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.19, Zacks reports. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%. The company had revenue of $701.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $434.90 million.
John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 23.9 %
Shares of NYSE WLYB traded up $8.91 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $46.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,417 shares, compared to its average volume of 608. 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 stock has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.84 and a beta of 0.65. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $41.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.90. John Wiley & Sons has a one year low of $35.68 and a one year high of $52.90.
John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is currently 190.54%.
John Wiley & Sons Company Profile
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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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