John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.900-4.350 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of John Wiley & Sons from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE WLY opened at $39.78 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.00 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.54. John Wiley & Sons has a 1 year low of $36.50 and a 1 year high of $53.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $40.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.61.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $396.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $375.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 27.42% and a net margin of 5.02%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 8th were issued a $0.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 8th. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is presently 92.81%.

John Wiley & Sons announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, June 26th that authorizes the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Trading of John Wiley & Sons

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 519.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in John Wiley & Sons by 3.2% during the second quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 17,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $794,000 after acquiring an additional 544 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 3.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 23,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,043,000 after acquiring an additional 707 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 1st quarter valued at about $65,000. 73.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.