John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, an increase of 200.0% from the February 28th total of 100 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $44.66 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.08 and a beta of 0.65. John Wiley & Sons has a one year low of $35.68 and a one year high of $52.90. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $42.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.79.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is presently 190.54%.

About John Wiley & Sons

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.