John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Communication Services · Publishing
Wait for pullback to $42.96. Recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $43.62. Engine's entry $42.96 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Product: Research segment (64.0%); Near 52-week high (4.8% away).
John Wiley & Sons is a global publisher with Research (64% of revenue) and Learning segments, offering 1,800+ scientific journals, digital courseware, professional books, and assessments to researchers, students, and professionals. Revenue is 83% digital and 48% recurring,... Read more
Wait for pullback to $42.96. Recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $43.62. Engine's entry $42.96 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Product: Research segment (64.0%); Near 52-week high (4.8% away). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on earnings proximity 1d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Earnings Preview: WLY to Report Financial Results on June 16 - 富途牛牛 — 富途牛牛 neutral
- NEWS Earnings Preview: WLY to Report Financial Results on June 16 - Moomoo — Moomoo neutral
- NEWS WLY Q4'25 Earnings: revenue estimate is 450.00M USD - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS John Wiley & Sons Q4 2026 Earnings Preview — June 16, Street Expects $1.65 EPS - AlphaStreet — AlphaStreet neutral
- NEWS WLY Q1 2026 Earnings: EPS Surpasses Estimates by 11.67% Amid Flat Revenue Trend - Quarterly Earnings Report - newsline.c — newsline.com positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductResearch segment64%10-K Item 1: 'Research revenue accounted for approximately 64% of our consolidated revenue in the year ended April 30, 2025'
- MEDIUMcounterpartyprofessional societies publishing partners46%10-K Item 1: 'Approximately 46% of Journal Subscriptions revenue is derived from publication rights that are owned by professional societies and other publishing partners'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-06Item 5.02MEDIUMJay Flynn (EVP and General Manager, Research and Learning) departed Wiley; Jessica Kowalski appointed EVP and General Manager, Research, effective May 11, 2026. Flynn's departure is without cause; Kowalski joins from Microsoft.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Wait for pullback to $42.96. Recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $43.62. Engine's entry $42.96 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Product: Research segment (64.0%); Near 52-week high (4.8% away). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Target $56.10 (+28.6%), stop $40.43 (−7.9%), Setup A.R:R 5.5:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $56.10 (+32.9% upside). Target $56.10 (+28.6%), stop $40.43 (−7.9%), Setup A.R:R 5.5:1. Stop-loss: $40.43.
Concentration risk — Product: Research segment (64.0%); Near 52-week high (4.8% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. trades at a P/E of 15.4 (forward 9.3). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
5 analysts cover WLY with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $66.
What does John Wiley & Sons, Inc. do?John Wiley & Sons is a global publisher with Research (64% of revenue) and Learning segments, offering 1,800+...
John Wiley & Sons is a global publisher with Research (64% of revenue) and Learning segments, offering 1,800+ scientific journals, digital courseware, professional books, and assessments to researchers, students, and professionals. Revenue is 83% digital and 48% recurring, primarily from subscription-based journal licenses and open-access fees; ~49% of revenue is from outside the U.S.