John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Stock Analysis
Communication Services · Publishing
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $40.76 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5.
John Wiley and Sons is a publisher with Research (64% of revenue, 1,800+ scientific journals) and Learning (academic publishing, courseware, assessments) segments. Revenue is 83% digital and 48% recurring in fiscal 2025; approximately 49% from outside the U.S. The company is... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $40.76 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 47d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
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- MEDIUMGeographicChina-based authors30%10-K Item 1A: 'In our Research segment, approximately 30% of the articles we published in calendar year 2024 included China-based authors.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $40.76 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $38.84. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $56.10 (+37.8% upside). Prior stop was $38.84. Stop-loss: $38.84.
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5; Negative momentum.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. trades at a P/E of 14.2 (forward 8.6). TrendMatrix value score: 9.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
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 and Sons is a publisher with Research (64% of revenue, 1,800+ scientific journals) and Learning (academic...
John Wiley and Sons is a publisher with Research (64% of revenue, 1,800+ scientific journals) and Learning (academic publishing, courseware, assessments) segments. Revenue is 83% digital and 48% recurring in fiscal 2025; approximately 49% from outside the U.S. The company is divesting non-core education businesses to focus on research publishing and professional learning.