John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Releases Earnings Results

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, Zacks reports. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 9.2 %

John Wiley & Sons stock traded up $3.60 during trading on Thursday, reaching $42.60. 702 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 609. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.91. The company has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -46.82 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61. John Wiley & Sons has a 52-week low of $35.68 and a 52-week high of $52.90.

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. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.31%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is -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.