WLY
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Communication Services · Publishing · NYQ
$44.16
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$2.1B
Total market value of the company
14.63
Reasonably valued
8.81
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+1.3%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
9.2%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
21.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$66.00
+49% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 1 analysts covering this stock
About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content, data-driven insights, and knowledge services for the advancement of science, innovation, and learning in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and internationally. The company's Research segment provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and life sciences. This segment sells its products direct to research libraries and library consortia, as well as to researchers and professional society members, and other customers; and through independent subscription agents. The company's Learning segment offers scientific, professional, and education print and digital books; digital courseware to support students and instructors, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment sells its products and services to business and leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, science, and professional education categories through brick-and-mortar and online retailers, wholesalers who supply such bookstores, college bookstores, individual practitioners, corporations, distributor networks, and government agencies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

https://www.wiley.com

Country: United States Employees: 5,200 Industry: Publishing
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
0.475
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0362
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.257
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
11.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-43.3%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
4
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.79
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$45.64
3% below the year high
52W Low
$28.38
56% above the year low
Avg Volume
474,208
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
10.1
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
12.2%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
339.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$2.86
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

119.94
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
0.59
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.43
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
74.1%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
16.4%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$159M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$1.7B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$154M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
1
Target High
$66.00
Target Median
$66.00
Target Low
$66.00
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