Are John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) stocks a prudent buy?

A share price of John Wiley & Sons Inc [WLY] is currently trading at $43.70, up 15.27%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The WLY shares have gain 12.60% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.90%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

John Wiley & Sons Inc [NYSE: WLY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 08, 2022, when CJS Securities upgraded its rating to a Market Outperform. Previously, CJS Securities downgraded its rating to Market Perform on August 29, 2022.

John Wiley & Sons Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $32.80 and $53.96. John Wiley & Sons Inc [NYSE: WLY] shares were valued at $43.70 at the most recent close of the market.

Analyzing the WLY fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for John Wiley & Sons Inc [NYSE:WLY] were 1.76B which represents -13.44% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.72% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.38.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 41.64 points at the first support level, and at 39.58 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 45.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 46.34.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for John Wiley & Sons Inc [NYSE:WLY] is 0.66. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.61 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.34, the price to book ratio is 3.13.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Aref Matin, Officer, that happened on Feb 25 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were purchased. EVP, Chief People Officer, McMahan Danielle completed a deal on Oct 08 ’24 to sell 2318.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Danielle McMahan bought 2318.0 shares on Oct 08 ’24.

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