Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Sells 25,855 Shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lowered its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 46.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 29,656 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,855 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned approximately 0.06% of John Wiley & Sons worth $1,200,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WLY. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 519.8% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. purchased a new stake in John Wiley & Sons during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in John Wiley & Sons during the 1st quarter valued at $65,000. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 1st quarter valued at $111,000. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 2nd quarter worth $233,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

NYSE WLY opened at $29.49 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $30.77 and its 200 day moving average is $35.69. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $28.38 and a fifty-two week high of $47.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $1.55 billion, a PE ratio of 15.68 and a beta of 0.98.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.13. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 28.23% and a net margin of 6.11%.The firm had revenue of $421.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.40 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.97 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were given a $0.355 dividend. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is presently 75.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on WLY shares. Zacks Research upgraded John Wiley & Sons to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded John Wiley & Sons from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

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.