Geode Capital Management LLC Reduces Holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB)

Geode Capital Management LLC cut its stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) by 6.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,982 shares of the company’s stock after selling 626 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $392,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 1.6 %

John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $44.13 on Friday. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $35.68 and a fifty-two week high of $52.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.66. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $43.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.97. The company has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion, a PE ratio of -48.49 and a beta of 0.68.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were paid a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.20%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 190.54%.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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.