Public Sector Pension Investment Board Has $6.47 Million Stock Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY

Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 14.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 159,883 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,631 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $6,470,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of WLY. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 323.5% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 528,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,569,000 after buying an additional 403,389 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 192.5% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 594,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,547,000 after acquiring an additional 391,428 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in John Wiley & Sons by 300.6% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 233,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,429,000 after acquiring an additional 175,350 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 14,320.0% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 158,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,068,000 after acquiring an additional 157,520 shares during the period. Finally, Caption Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the 2nd quarter worth $6,126,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WLY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of John Wiley & Sons from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of John Wiley & Sons to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Down 0.3%

WLY opened at $29.55 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $30.66 and its 200-day moving average is $35.47. The company has a market cap of $1.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.72 and a beta of 0.98. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 1-year low of $28.38 and a 1-year high of $47.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

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

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is 75.53%.

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.