Quadrature Capital Ltd Cuts Stock Position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Quadrature Capital Ltd lessened its holdings in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 39.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,248 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,800 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd’s holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at about $6,779,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,466,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,180,000 after purchasing an additional 123,637 shares in the last quarter. Scalar Gauge Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,361,000. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of John Wiley & Sons during the fourth quarter valued at about $676,000. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 167.4% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 7,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after purchasing an additional 4,727 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $40.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.18 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $38.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a twelve month low of $28.83 and a twelve month high of $43.72.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 13th. The company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.40. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 10.69% and a positive return on equity of 18.82%. The firm had revenue of $468.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $438.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at John Wiley & Sons

In related news, EVP Jay Flynn sold 6,114 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.82, for a total value of $237,345.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $313,238.58. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.79% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.