Seizert Capital Partners LLC Sells 32,237 Shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Seizert Capital Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 33.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 63,458 shares of the company’s stock after selling 32,237 shares during the period. Seizert Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.12% of John Wiley & Sons worth $2,774,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the third quarter worth approximately $161,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in John Wiley & Sons in the third quarter worth approximately $57,000. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 21.3% during the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 31,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,515,000 after purchasing an additional 5,503 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 0.8% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 209,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,093,000 after buying an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Planning Corp bought a new stake in John Wiley & Sons during the third quarter worth $682,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 1.2 %

John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $37.95 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -41.70 and a beta of 0.86. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a twelve month low of $32.80 and a twelve month high of $53.96. 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 50 day moving average price of $41.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.03.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.09. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%. The company had revenue of $426.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $420.00 million. John Wiley & Sons’s quarterly revenue was down 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a $0.3525 dividend. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is currently -154.95%.

John Wiley & Sons Company 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.