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

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WLY. Weiss Ratings raised John Wiley & Sons from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Zacks Research downgraded John Wiley & Sons from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

WLY stock opened at $44.88 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $41.52 and its 200-day moving average is $35.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The company has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.64 and a beta of 0.80. John Wiley & Sons has a twelve month low of $28.38 and a twelve month high of $45.64.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 16th. The company reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $447.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $450.00 million. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 28.38% and a net margin of 9.24%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.37 EPS. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2027 guidance at 4.600-5.050 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons will post 4.2 EPS for the current year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 7th were given a $0.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 7th. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.48%.

Key Headlines Impacting John Wiley & Sons

Here are the key news stories impacting John Wiley & Sons this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wiley reported quarterly EPS of $1.67, slightly ahead of expectations, while fiscal 2026 operating income rose 25% year over year and diluted EPS climbed sharply, signaling stronger earnings power. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company emphasized “research and AI momentum,” record margins, and cash flow growth, which suggests its higher-value content and technology initiatives are supporting the business mix. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue came in just below consensus, with quarterly sales of $447.94 million versus about $450 million expected, so the top-line result was slightly softer than analysts anticipated. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Wiley’s FY 2027 EPS guidance of 4.60 to 5.05 was broadly in line with expectations, which may limit upside from the outlook alone even as investors digest the better margin trend. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some market coverage noted the shares falling after the results, likely reflecting the modest revenue miss and the market’s focus on whether future growth can accelerate enough to justify the recent move higher. Article Title

Institutional Trading of John Wiley & Sons

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 3rd quarter valued at $215,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 3rd quarter valued at $150,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 3rd quarter valued at $146,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 4th quarter valued at $138,000. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 1st quarter valued at $111,000. Institutional investors 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.