John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 446 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 16% from the previous session’s volume of 386 shares.The stock last traded at $42.02 and had previously closed at $41.19.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 5.3 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.27 billion, a PE ratio of -46.18 and a beta of 0.70. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.08 and its 200-day moving average is $46.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

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

John Wiley & Sons Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a $0.3525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. This is a boost from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.36%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -154.95%.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

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.