John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $39.00, but opened at $37.41. John Wiley & Sons shares last traded at $37.36, with a volume of 702 shares trading hands.
John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 18.4 %
The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.73 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.
John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio 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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