The price-to-earnings ratio for John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) is above average at 26.51x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.88.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WLY is 41.84M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.04% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of WLY on June 18, 2025 was 411.32K shares.
WLY) stock’s latest price update
The stock of John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) has increased by 9.96 when compared to last closing price of 37.03.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.48% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-06-17 that To crib a quote from a great author, the demise of physical media is greatly exaggerated. That was the feeling many investors had with book publisher John Wiley & Sons’ (WLY 10.02%) stock on Tuesday.
WLY’s Market Performance
John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) has seen a 3.48% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -7.29% decline in the past month and a -8.90% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.66% for WLY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.29% for WLY’s stock, with a -9.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
WLY Trading at -2.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WLY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.54% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WLY starting from GEORGE D BELL, JR., who proposed sale 9,984 shares at the price of $44.06 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, GEORGE D BELL, JR. now owns shares of John Wiley & Sons Inc, valued at $439,895 using the latest closing price.
Dobson David C, the Director of John Wiley & Sons Inc, sale 2,041 shares at $46.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that Dobson David C is holding 1,349 shares at $93,886 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WLY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for John Wiley & Sons Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 11.28, with 3.11 for asset returns.
Based on John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 221.41 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.54.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
