Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Raises Stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 16.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 240,654 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 34,373 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P owned about 0.45% of John Wiley & Sons worth $10,519,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 114.6% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 749 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,428 shares of the company's stock worth $151,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 21.1% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,464 shares of the company's stock valued at $151,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,700 shares of the company's stock valued at $161,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Berry Wealth Group LP raised its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Berry Wealth Group LP now owns 4,991 shares of the company's stock worth $218,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company's stock.

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John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of John Wiley & Sons stock traded up $0.06 on Wednesday, hitting $45.13. The company's stock had a trading volume of 138,468 shares, compared to its average volume of 351,692. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.81. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 52-week low of $34.85 and a 52-week high of $53.96. The company has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.59 and a beta of 0.82.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. The business had revenue of $404.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $401.10 million. On average, equities research analysts expect that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be issued a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.12%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 190.54%.

John Wiley & Sons Profile

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.