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The price of John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) closed at $30.94 in the last session, down -2.70% from day before closing price of $31.8. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. WLY stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.885 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.105.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WLY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.99. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 1626156672 and an Enterprise Value of 2525544704. As of this moment, John’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.516 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.032.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLY is 0.96, which has changed by -0.3243066 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13613915 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 $29.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.00%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WLY traded on average about 478.10K shares per day over the past 3-months and 885454 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 43.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 40.92M. Insiders hold about 22.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.26% stake in the company. Shares short for WLY as of 1764288000 were 2405009 with a Short Ratio of 5.03, compared to 1761868800 on 2216114. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2405009 and a Short% of Float of 7.5.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WLY is 1.41, which was 1.415 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.044496857. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.23. The current Payout Ratio is 91.86% for WLY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) is currently being evaluated by a team of 1.0 analysts, each 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
According to 1 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $391M. 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.
