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

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) issued an update on its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.600-5.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.680. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

WLY stock opened at $43.27 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $41.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.66. The stock has a market cap of $2.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.80. John Wiley & Sons has a fifty-two week low of $28.38 and a fifty-two week high of $45.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 16th. The company reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.02. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 28.38% and a net margin of 9.24%.John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2027 guidance at 4.600-5.050 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons will post 4.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th were given a dividend of $0.355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 7th. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is 49.48%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered John Wiley & Sons from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings raised John Wiley & Sons from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 636,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,482,000 after purchasing an additional 44,493 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 16,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,000 after purchasing an additional 1,465 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,518,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

About John Wiley & Sons

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.