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John Wiley & Sons NYSE:WLYB Stock Report

Last Price

US$41.19

Market Cap

US$2.2b

7D

-5.7%

1Y

21.5%

Updated

01 Feb, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

WLYB Stock Overview

Operates as a research and learning company worldwide. More details

WLYB fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends4/6

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for John Wiley & Sons
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$41.19
52 Week HighUS$52.90
52 Week LowUS$32.60
Beta0.89
1 Month Change-6.51%
3 Month Change-17.26%
1 Year Change21.50%
3 Year Change-20.61%
5 Year Change-7.65%
Change since IPO485.81%

Recent News & Updates

John Wiley & Sons: (Still) Less Compelling Than Treasuries

Oct 16

Recent updates

John Wiley & Sons: (Still) Less Compelling Than Treasuries

Oct 16

John Wiley & Sons: Still Less Compelling Than Treasuries

Jun 14

John Wiley & Sons: Closer But Not Yet

Feb 17

Shareholder Returns

WLYBUS MediaUS Market
7D-5.7%-4.7%-0.9%
1Y21.5%-4.4%22.6%

Return vs Industry: WLYB exceeded the US Media industry which returned -10.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: WLYB underperformed the US Market which returned 24.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is WLYB's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WLYB volatility
WLYB Average Weekly Movement5.1%
Media Industry Average Movement7.8%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: WLYB has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: WLYB's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18076,400Matt Kissnerwww.wiley.com

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. operates as a research and learning company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The company offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, as well as academic, corporate, and government libraries.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do John Wiley & Sons's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WLYB fundamental statistics
Market capUS$2.21b
Earnings (TTM)-US$49.59m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.76b

1.3x

P/S Ratio

-44.6x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
WLYB income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.76b
Cost of RevenueUS$454.42m
Gross ProfitUS$1.31b
Other ExpensesUS$1.35b
Earnings-US$49.59m

Last Reported Earnings

Oct 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 06, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.92
Gross Margin74.17%
Net Profit Margin-2.82%
Debt/Equity Ratio127.4%

How did WLYB perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.4%

Current Dividend Yield

-154%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/01 21:56
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HartnettBofA Global Research
Daniel MooreCJS Securities, Inc.
David LewisJ.P. Morgan