On Friday, John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) opened lower -6.41% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $34.62. Price fluctuations for WLY have ranged from $32.92 to $49.31 over the past 52 weeks.
Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 9.89% at the time writing. With a float of $41.52 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $43.92 million.
John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Publishing industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of John Wiley & Sons Inc is 21.96%, while institutional ownership is 79.29%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jul 02 ’25, was worth 229,506. In this transaction EVP & GM, Research & Learning of this company sold 5,300 shares at a rate of $43.30, taking the stock ownership to the 15,427 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jun 30 ’25, when Company’s SVP, Treasurer & Tax sold 3,000 for $45.10, making the entire transaction worth $135,290. This insider now owns 10,918 shares in total.
John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 1/31/2025, the company posted 0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.45) by 0.39. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.55 per share during the current fiscal year.
John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.67. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.03. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 10.60.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.88, a number that is poised to hit 0.86 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.40 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY)
Looking closely at John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY), its last 5-days average volume was 0.75 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.45 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 37.29%.
During the past 100 days, John Wiley & Sons Inc’s (WLY) raw stochastic average was set at 3.64%, which indicates a significant decrease from 4.76% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 1.63 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 1.02 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $36.90, while its 200-day Moving Average is $40.39. However, in the short run, John Wiley & Sons Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $34.24. Second resistance stands at $36.09. The third major resistance level sits at $37.20. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $31.28, it is likely to go to the next support level at $30.17. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $28.32.
John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: WLY) Key Stats
There are currently 53,203K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.72 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,678 M according to its annual income of 84,160 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 396,800 K and its income totaled 11,700 K.
