John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY Shares Purchased by Consolidated Planning Corp

Consolidated Planning Corp increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 13.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 76,096 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,075 shares during the period. Consolidated Planning Corp owned approximately 0.14% of John Wiley & Sons worth $3,396,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in John Wiley & Sons in the 1st quarter worth about $10,755,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 169.8% in the 1st quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 277,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,345,000 after buying an additional 174,367 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,184,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,802,000 after buying an additional 158,192 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 14,320.0% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 158,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,068,000 after buying an additional 157,520 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 5,949.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 69,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,105,000 after buying an additional 68,540 shares during the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut John Wiley & Sons from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 6th.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Down 0.7%

WLY opened at $40.19 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $41.52. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 1-year low of $36.10 and a 1-year high of $53.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.58 and a beta of 1.02.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last released its 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). John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 27.31% and a net margin of 5.82%.The business had revenue of $396.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $375.00 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.47 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Analysts expect that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th will be paid a $0.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 7th. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is 79.78%.

John Wiley & Sons declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, June 26th that allows the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.