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John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) closed the day trading at $42.66 up 1.69% from the previous closing price of $41.95. In other words, the price has increased by $1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. WLY stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.48.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WLY, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.49 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.16.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 2276098816 and an Enterprise Value of 3199627008. As of this moment, John’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.907 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.547.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLY is 0.98, which has changed by -0.045424044 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10500872 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLY has reached a high of $53.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.41%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WLY traded about 488.08K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WLY traded about 744994 shares per day. A total of 44.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.59M. Insiders hold about 22.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.07% stake in the company. Shares short for WLY as of 1749772800 were 2527637 with a Short Ratio of 5.18, compared to 1747267200 on 2444602. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2527637 and a Short% of Float of 7.76.
Dividends & Splits
WLY’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.41, up from 1.41 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033898305The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.27. The current Payout Ratio is 91.86% for WLY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1751932800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 1.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.06, with high estimates of $1.06 and low estimates of $1.06.
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
1 analysts predict $375M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $375M to a low estimate of $375M. As of the current estimate, John Wiley & Sons Inc’s year-ago sales were $403.81MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $430M. There is a high estimate of $430M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $430M.
A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WLY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.68BBased on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.73B and the low estimate is $1.73B.
