John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 100 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the January 31st total of 200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 2.3 %

NYSE:WLYB traded up $0.91 on Friday, hitting $39.91. 251 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 713. The stock has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of -43.85 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $41.99 and a 200-day moving average of $46.05. John Wiley & Sons has a fifty-two week low of $33.01 and a fifty-two week high of $52.90.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%.

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were paid a dividend of $0.3525 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.53%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently -154.95%.

About John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons, Inc engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The Research segment consists of research publishing and research solutions. The Learning segment includes academic and professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions.