John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 14.2% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $37.41 and last traded at $44.55. 702 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 15% from the average session volume of 609 shares. The stock had previously closed at $39.00.
John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance
The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $41.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.98 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.66 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 EPS for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%.
John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared 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 represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.04%. This is an increase from John Wiley & Sons's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio is 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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