John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report) shares shot up 1.5% on Monday . The company traded as high as $42.94 and last traded at $42.94. 126 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 23% from the average session volume of 163 shares. The stock had previously closed at $42.30.
John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 0.1 %
The business's 50 day moving average price is $48.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion, a PE ratio of -47.14 and a beta of 0.72.
John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.29%. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 26th. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio is -154.95%.
John Wiley & Sons Company Profile
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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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