John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) shares hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $52.58 and last traded at $52.58, with a volume of 100 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $51.93.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $48.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.45.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $403.81 million for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 6.00% and a positive return on equity of 21.59%.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th were issued a $0.352 dividend. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is -70.50%.

About John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons, Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research, Academic, and Talent. The company offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries.