John Wiley & Sons Class B

WLYB

Market cap $2.52B

In this article series, I summarize dividend announcements of the past week. Thirteen companies in my database (including 7 banks) announced dividend increases. JPMorgan Chase stands out with a 10% dividend hike, an A+ safety grade, and a new $50B buyback, and trades only 3.35% above fair value. Matson is the week's high-quality non-bank, boasting a 7.34 quality score, 9.4 safety score, and a conservative 10% payout ratio.

With U.S. stock futures trading slightly lower this morning on Tuesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

John Wiley & Sons delivers solid margin improvement and research sales growth, aided by high-margin AI licensing revenues. WLY faces structural headwinds in its learning segment due to weak white-collar job markets and potential long-term enrollment declines from LLM disruption. Despite mixed segment performance, WLY maintains strong FCF generation, robust buybacks, and a combined yield near 13% after recent price declines.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

John Wiley & Sons owns a vast library of high-quality, human-generated academic content, making it valuable in an AI-dominated internet. WLY's strategy to license its content for AI training and niche applications could drive new revenue streams and improve margins. Despite recent revenue declines and moderate risks, WLY's AI potential and solid dividend yield support a cautious buy rating.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call September 4, 2025 10:00 AM EDT Company Participants Brian Campbell - Vice President, Investor Relations Matthew Kissner - President, CEO & Employee Director Craig Albright - Executive VP & CFO James Flynn - Executive VP and GM of Research & Learning Conference Call Participants Dan Moore - CJS Securities, Inc. Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to Wiley's First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded [Operator Instructions] At this time, I'd like to introduce Wiley's Vice President of Investor Relations, Brian Campbell.

While the company will be dealing with some revenue pressures in Q1, including from the high margin AI-licensing revenues, the multiples are compressed. The business has important recurring characteristics and decent leading indicators in the ex-AI businesses. We also like the company's capital allocation and return policies that could lever decent returns for shareholders from these sold-off levels.

I track companies with consistent dividend growth, focusing on those with strong financial health and above-average yields versus the S&P 500. This week's highlighted stocks average a 3.1% dividend increase and a 12.5-year growth streak, but only Darden Restaurants stands out for performance. SCHD ETF remains my preferred broad dividend growth holding, outperforming most individual names except Darden over the past decade.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is transforming from a print-focused publisher to a tech-driven knowledge platform, leveraging AI licensing and cost discipline to drive profit growth. Despite revenue headwinds from Open Access and lumpy AI deal flow, profitability is rebounding, with margins expanding and recurring AI income gaining traction. WLY shares trade at a steep discount (10x P/E vs. 17x historical), offering a margin of safety, supported by a 3.8% dividend and strong cost controls.