John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) Releases FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.600-5.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.800. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on WLY shares. Zacks Research cut John Wiley & Sons from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings raised John Wiley & Sons from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, John Wiley & Sons currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 5.1%

Shares of NYSE WLY opened at $48.06 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.51. John Wiley & Sons has a 1 year low of $28.38 and a 1 year high of $57.45. The firm has a market cap of $2.44 billion, a PE ratio of 12.71 and a beta of 0.78.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $386.36 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $380.20 million. John Wiley & Sons had a net margin of 11.90% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The company’s revenue was down 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2027 guidance at 4.600-5.050 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons will post 4.8 EPS for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 7th were given a $0.3575 dividend. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 7th. This represents a $1.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.81%.

John Wiley & Sons News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting John Wiley & Sons this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wiley reported fiscal first-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.44, above the $0.40 analyst consensus, while revenue of $386.4 million also exceeded estimates of $380.2 million. The earnings beat helped initially support the stock. John Wiley & Sons Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed its full-year outlook and provided fiscal 2027 EPS guidance of $4.60 to $5.05, compared with the $4.80 consensus estimate. The midpoint is broadly in line with expectations, reducing the risk of a near-term guidance cut. Wiley Reports First Quarter 2027 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Management characterized first-quarter results as in line with expectations and maintained its full-year outlook, suggesting the quarter did not materially change the company’s broader operating plan. John Wiley Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP diluted EPS was a loss of $0.23, compared with earnings of $0.22 a year earlier, largely because of restructuring charges. Revenue declined approximately 3% year over year to $386 million, operating income fell to $3 million from $31 million, and adjusted EPS also declined from $0.49. These trends overshadowed the adjusted quarterly beat. Wiley Turns to Q1 Loss, Revenue Declines

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WLY. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in John Wiley & Sons during the second quarter worth approximately $304,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $301,000 after acquiring an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons during the third quarter worth $287,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 377.5% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 5,092 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 121.9% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 3,225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

John Wiley & Sons, Inc is a global publishing and educational services company founded in 1807 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey. The company operates through two primary segments: Research & Publishing and Education. Through these segments, Wiley produces a wide range of scholarly journals, books, reference works and digital products for academic, scientific, technical and medical markets, as well as professional development and higher education learning resources.

In its Research & Publishing segment, Wiley publishes thousands of peer-reviewed journals and maintains the Wiley Online Library, a leading platform for scientific and scholarly content.