John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) shares reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $52.90 and last traded at $52.90, with a volume of 30 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $52.90.

John Wiley & Sons Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $49.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion, a PE ratio of -26.45 and a beta of 0.68.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company 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 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 8th were issued a $0.352 dividend. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is presently -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.