Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC Takes Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. $WLY

Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 395,640 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,012,000. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC owned about 0.74% of John Wiley & Sons at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in John Wiley & Sons by 519.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 1st quarter valued at $65,000. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons in the 1st quarter valued at $111,000. Lido Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the second quarter worth $233,000. Finally, Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new position in John Wiley & Sons during the second quarter worth $261,000. 73.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of John Wiley & Sons from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John Wiley & Sons in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded John Wiley & Sons to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $29.66 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.71. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a 52 week low of $28.38 and a 52 week high of $47.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $30.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a PE ratio of 15.78 and a beta of 0.98.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.13. John Wiley & Sons had a return on equity of 28.23% and a net margin of 6.11%.The company had revenue of $421.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $416.40 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.97 earnings per share. John Wiley & Sons’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. John Wiley & Sons has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.900-4.350 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were issued a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.53%.

About John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons, Inc is a global publishing and educational services company founded in 1807 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey. The company operates through two primary segments: Research & Publishing and Education. Through these segments, Wiley produces a wide range of scholarly journals, books, reference works and digital products for academic, scientific, technical and medical markets, as well as professional development and higher education learning resources.

In its Research & Publishing segment, Wiley publishes thousands of peer-reviewed journals and maintains the Wiley Online Library, a leading platform for scientific and scholarly content.