Gotham Asset Management LLC Boosts Holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 20.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,560 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,097 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $287,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WLY. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,318,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,485,000 after purchasing an additional 21,748 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,053,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,028,000 after buying an additional 25,667 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter worth $44,880,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 917,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,117,000 after acquiring an additional 35,888 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter worth about $34,916,000. 73.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

NYSE WLY opened at $43.26 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.33 billion, a PE ratio of -47.54 and a beta of 0.95. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 1 year low of $34.85 and a 1 year high of $53.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $43.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.39.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $404.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $401.10 million. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. On average, analysts predict that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th were given a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.26%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.