Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 4,785 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,785 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $209,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in WLY. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 686.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 542 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in 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 buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in John Wiley & Sons in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at $112,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of 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 worth $151,000 after acquiring an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 0.4%

WLY stock opened at $43.34 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.33 billion, a PE ratio of -47.63 and a beta of 0.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.61. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.85 and a fifty-two week high of $53.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $404.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $401.10 million. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. As a group, sell-side 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th were given a $0.3525 dividend. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.