John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) shares saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 446 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 16% from the previous session's volume of 386 shares.The stock last traded at $42.02 and had previously closed at $41.19.
John Wiley & Sons Price Performance
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 fifty day moving average price of $44.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.78. The company has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.21 and a beta of 0.70.
John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) last issued 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were paid a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.50%. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is presently -154.95%.
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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