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In the latest session, John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) closed at $31.01 up 0.29% from its previous closing price of $30.92. In other words, the price has increased by $0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. WLY stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.755.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of John Wiley & Sons Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.67 and its Current Ratio is at 0.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.27.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 02 ’25 when Flynn Jay sold 5,300 shares for $43.30 per share. The transaction valued at 229,506 led to the insider holds 15,427 shares of the business.
Monaco Kevin sold 3,000 shares of WLY for $135,290 on Jun 30 ’25. The SVP, Treasurer & Tax now owns 10,918 shares after completing the transaction at $45.10 per share. On Jul 01 ’25, another insider, Caridi Christopher, who serves as the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 5,665 shares for $44.14 each. As a result, the insider received 250,059 and left with 7,928 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WLY now has a Market Capitalization of 1629835776 and an Enterprise Value of 2529223680. As of this moment, John’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.518 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.043.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLY is 0.98, which has changed by -0.2953874 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLY has reached a high of $47.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.07%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WLY has traded an average of 553.31K shares per day and 567420 over the past ten days. A total of 43.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 40.90M. Insiders hold about 22.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.12% stake in the company. Shares short for WLY as of 1767139200 were 2916079 with a Short Ratio of 5.27, compared to 1764288000 on 2405009. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2916079 and a Short% of Float of 9.13.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WLY is 1.42, from 1.415 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.045763258. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.25. The current Payout Ratio is 91.86% for WLY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) is underway, with the input of 1.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.55, with high estimates of $1.55 and low estimates of $1.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.0 and $4.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.0. EPS for the following year is $4.4, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $4.4 and $4.4.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 1 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $391M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $391M to a low estimate of $391M. As of. The current estimate, John Wiley & Sons Inc’s year-ago sales were $404.63MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $451.5M. There is a high estimate of $451.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $451.5M.
A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WLY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.68BBased on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.7B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.7B and the low estimate is $1.7B.
