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

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) saw a large decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a decrease of 25.0% from the October 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Performance

Shares of John Wiley & Sons stock traded up $0.65 on Friday, hitting $52.58. 217 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 206. 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 firm’s 50-day moving average is $48.36 and its 200 day moving average is $44.29. John Wiley & Sons has a 52-week low of $28.35 and a 52-week high of $52.58.

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 company had revenue of $403.81 million during 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 company 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently -70.50%.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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.