John Wiley Sons Cl (WLY)
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WLY Stock Chart & Stats
$36.01
$0.16(0.38%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$36.01
$0.16(0.38%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$28.38 - $45.64
Previous CloseN/A
Volume56.44K
Average Volume (3M)495.93K
Market Cap
$2.12B
Enterprise Value$3.00B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$95.11M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$897.39M
Price to Earnings (P/E)13.7
Beta0.58
Next Earnings
Jun 11, 2026EPS Estimate
1.65Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield4.48%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.91
Shares Outstanding42,562,550
10 Day Avg. Volume430,485
30 Day Avg. Volume495,931
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.20
Price to Book (P/B)3.14
Price to Sales (P/S)1.41
P/FCF Ratio16.72
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.41
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.80
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.53
Enterprise Value/Ebitda7.17
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)4.4
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.70B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
High Gross Margins & Improving FCFWiley's ~70% gross margins provide durable earnings leverage, letting operating improvements flow to profits. Free cash flow recovery (~$190M, +28.4%) supports reinvestment, buybacks and dividends without relying on volatile top-line growth, improving financial flexibility over the medium term.
AI Revenue Momentum & PartnershipsAI and data services are becoming a durable new revenue pillar, with multi-million dollar partnerships and recurring products. Early scale ($42M YTD) plus strategic deals (OpenEvidence, Virtusa, Nexus) can shift Wiley toward higher-margin, subscription-like services built on proprietary content and analytics.
Research Publishing Retention & Platform ProgressExtremely high retention and advanced renewals show a sticky institutional customer base and predictable revenue. Migration of journals to Research Exchange and Nexus licensing raises switching costs and enables product upsells, strengthening long-term recurring cash flows beyond one-time author fees.
Bears Say
Learning Segment WeaknessThe Learning business shows persistent softness, reducing revenue diversification and margin resilience. Professional and higher-ed product headwinds, plus channel disruptions, can weigh on medium-term growth and limit the company's ability to fully offset cyclicality in research publishing.
Uneven Historical Revenue TrajectoryA multi-year top-line decline followed by a sharp TTM rebound indicates underlying cyclicality or structural pressure. Management's low-single-digit revenue guidance suggests limited near-term top-line momentum, making sustained revenue expansion uncertain despite margin and cash flow improvements.
AI Legal And Execution RiskOngoing copyright litigation creates structural uncertainty for AI licensing and product rollouts. Legal outcomes could limit addressable markets, delay deals, increase costs, or constrain revenue recognition from AI products that are central to Wiley's growth thesis over the next few years.
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WLY FAQ
What was John Wiley Sons Cl’s price range in the past 12 months?
John Wiley Sons Cl lowest stock price was $28.38 and its highest was $45.64 in the past 12 months.
What is John Wiley Sons Cl’s market cap?
John Wiley Sons Cl’s market cap is $2.12B.
When is John Wiley Sons Cl’s upcoming earnings report date?
John Wiley Sons Cl’s upcoming earnings report date is Jun 11, 2026 which is in 32 days.
How were John Wiley Sons Cl’s earnings last quarter?
John Wiley Sons Cl released its earnings results on Mar 05, 2026. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.11.
Is John Wiley Sons Cl overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts John Wiley Sons Cl’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does John Wiley Sons Cl pay dividends?
John Wiley Sons Cl pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.355 which represents an annual dividend yield of 4.48%. See more information on John Wiley Sons Cl dividends here
What is John Wiley Sons Cl’s EPS estimate?
John Wiley Sons Cl’s EPS estimate is 1.65.
How many shares outstanding does John Wiley Sons Cl have?
John Wiley Sons Cl has 42,562,550 shares outstanding.
What happened to John Wiley Sons Cl’s price movement after its last earnings report?
John Wiley Sons Cl reported an EPS of $0.97 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.86. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 14.054%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of John Wiley Sons Cl?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in WLY
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John Wiley Sons Cl A Stock Smart Score
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Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
WLY Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 62%
Sector Average 62%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 16.1K Shares
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Crowd Wisdom
Neutral
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.2%
Last 30 Days ▲ 1.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 1.1%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
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Momentum
0.70%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
20.75%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-1.48%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
John Wiley Sons Cl
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research Publishing & Platforms, Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services. The Research Publishing & Platforms segment 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. This segment also publishes physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities and life sciences journals; and provides a publishing software and service for scholarly and professional societies, and publishers to deliver, host, enhance, market, and manage their content on the web through the Literatum platform. It sells and distributes its products through various channels, including research libraries and library consortia, and independent subscription agents, as well as directly to professional society members, bookstores, online booksellers, and other customers. The Academic & Professional Learning segment provides education publishing and professional learning products and services, including scientific, professional, and education print and digital books, digital courseware, and test preparation services to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers, as well as learning, development, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment distributes its products through chain and online booksellers, libraries, colleges and universities, corporations, direct to consumer, websites, distributor networks, and other online applications. The Education Services segment provides online program management services for higher education institutions and talent development services including placement and training for professionals and businesses. The company was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.
WLY Company Deck
WLY Earnings Call
Q3 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call highlighted strong progress on profitability, cash generation, and AI commercialization with multiple strategic partnerships and clear product traction (Research Exchange, Gateway, Nexus). Research publishing and AI/data services are clear growth engines, with AI revenue already exceeding prior-year totals and large partnerships underway. Offsetting these positives are persistent near-term headwinds in the Learning segment, modest overall revenue growth (low single digits guidance), and some execution/legal uncertainties around AI commercialization and copyrights. On balance, the positive operational momentum, margin expansion, improving cash flow, and accelerating AI pipeline outweigh the current pockets of weakness.View all WLY earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Ownership Overview
12.48% Insiders
32.80% Mutual Funds
2.86% Other Institutional Investors
17.53% Public Companies and
Individual Investors