John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Hits New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $52.58 and last traded at $50.19, with a volume of 138 shares. The stock had previously closed at $52.58.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.29 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.82.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 21.59% and a negative net margin of 6.00%. The firm had revenue of $403.81 million for the quarter.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 8th were issued a dividend of $0.352 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is -70.50%.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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.