William Blair Investment Management LLC Increases Stock Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY - Free Report) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,053,035 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 25,667 shares during the quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC owned approximately 1.95% of John Wiley & Sons worth $46,028,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

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John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of WLY stock traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $44.41. The stock had a trading volume of 1,549,873 shares, compared to its average volume of 453,367. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 12-month low of $34.85 and a 12-month high of $53.96. 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 firm's 50-day moving average is $41.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.80 and a beta of 0.82.

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

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.