9,900 Shares in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) Bought by AdvisorShares Investments LLC

AdvisorShares Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 9,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $433,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WLY. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 686.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 542 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 114.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 749 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 4th quarter valued at $112,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:WLY opened at $44.12 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.00. 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 has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion, a PE ratio of -48.48 and a beta of 0.86.

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

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

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

John Wiley & Sons 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.