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

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 446 shares were traded 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 Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.29 billion, a PE ratio of -46.49 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company has a 50-day moving average of $44.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.81.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (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 firm also recently announced 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 of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.33%. This is an increase from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. John Wiley & Sons’s payout ratio is presently -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.