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John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Sees Strong Trading Volume - Should You Buy?

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Shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) saw strong trading volume on Monday . 868 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 234% from the previous session's volume of 260 shares.The stock last traded at $41.61 and had previously closed at $41.95.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Down 0.8 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.73 and a beta of 0.72. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $47.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a dividend of $0.3525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.39%. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is currently -154.95%.

About John Wiley & Sons

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research, Academic, and Talent. The company offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries.

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