Aquatic Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in John Wiley & Sons in the 4th quarter worth $361,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 6,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after buying an additional 567 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in John Wiley & Sons by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,318,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,485,000 after buying an additional 21,748 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% in the 4th 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 29.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 640,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,925,000 after acquiring an additional 145,270 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

Shares of WLY opened at $44.56 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $43.25 and a 200-day moving average of $44.79. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.97 and a beta of 0.95. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a twelve month low of $34.85 and a twelve month high of $53.96.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last issued its quarterly 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. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. The firm had revenue of $404.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $401.10 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

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

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.