Amundi Purchases 13,863 Shares of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Amundi lifted its position in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 191.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 21,121 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,863 shares during the quarter. Amundi’s holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $904,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 114.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after acquiring an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 21.1% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after acquiring an additional 603 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Berry Wealth Group LP increased its stake in John Wiley & Sons by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Berry Wealth Group LP now owns 4,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.94% of the company’s stock.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Down 0.2 %

WLY opened at $44.63 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.40 billion, a PE ratio of -49.04 and a beta of 0.82. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $34.85 and a 52 week high of $53.96. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.85.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 2.82% and a positive return on equity of 24.14%. The business had revenue of $404.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $401.10 million. As a group, research analysts expect that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About John Wiley & Sons

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.