Uncommon Cents Investing LLC Has $1.20 Million Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Uncommon Cents Investing LLC decreased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,935 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,055 shares during the period. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC’s holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $1,204,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Trust N.A. raised its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 15,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,000 after acquiring an additional 1,551 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 30,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $963,000 after purchasing an additional 7,769 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,466,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,180,000 after purchasing an additional 123,637 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 12.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 50,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after purchasing an additional 5,686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 12.8% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 21,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,000 after buying an additional 2,434 shares during the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

NYSE WLY opened at $38.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.14. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 12 month low of $28.83 and a 12 month high of $40.23.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.14. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 8.14% and a positive return on equity of 18.83%. The firm had revenue of $460.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $392.60 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 8th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.67%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -48.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at John Wiley & Sons

In related news, EVP Todd Zipper sold 3,935 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.12, for a total transaction of $122,457.20. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $522,411.44. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Profile

John Wiley & Sons, Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research, Academic, and Talent. The company offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries.