John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) Short Interest Down 25.0% in October

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLYB) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a decline of 25.0% from the October 15th total of 400 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

John Wiley & Sons Stock Up 1.3 %

WLYB stock traded up $0.65 during trading on Friday, reaching $52.58. 217 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 206. John Wiley & Sons has a 52-week low of $28.35 and a 52-week high of $52.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $48.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $44.29.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter. John Wiley & Sons had a negative net margin of 6.00% and a positive return on equity of 21.59%. The business had revenue of $403.81 million for the quarter.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th were paid a dividend of $0.352 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.68%. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio is currently -70.50%.

About John Wiley & Sons

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.