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

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 5.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 36,478 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,969 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $1,594,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of WLY. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position 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 worth $232,485,000 after purchasing an additional 21,748 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 7.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,688,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,454,000 after buying an additional 113,631 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its position in 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 valued at $46,028,000 after buying an additional 25,667 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter valued at $34,916,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 691,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,240,000 after purchasing an additional 6,776 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $42.01 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a P/E ratio of -46.16 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $42.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.66. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 1 year low of $34.85 and a 1 year high of $53.96.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. The firm had revenue of $404.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $401.10 million. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be paid a $0.3525 dividend. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.