WLYB

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Communication Services · $2.5B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$49.54

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$50.08

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$20.03

buy price

Fairly Valued

WLYB is Fairly Valued: at $49.54 it's within 1% of its fair value of $50.08. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $20.03, 60% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Dividend Discount Model. It has paid a dividend for 10+ years in a row, raised it most years, and yields over 2%. For a steady payer like this, the dividend is the best guide to value.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth0.8% a year✗
Equity per share growth2.0% a year✗
Sales growth0.9% a year✗
Free cash flow growth-3.4% a year✗
Return on invested capital8.6%✗

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Insider activity

Since Jun 25, 2026: no open-market purchases and 31 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Other filings

Hemphill Brian O

director · 2026-07-23

Award

105 shares

Dobson David C

director · 2026-07-23

Award

230 shares

Singh Inder M

director · 2026-07-23

Award

114 shares

Baker Mari Jean

director · 2026-07-23

Award

311 shares

Andresen Katherine Dunn

director · 2026-07-23

Award

31 shares

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Madden Karen N

director · 2026-07-23

Award

39 shares

MCDANIEL RAYMOND W

director · 2026-07-23

Award

462 shares

Caridi Christopher

SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$91K

Caridi Christopher

SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

4,319 shares

Caridi Christopher

SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

905 shares

Monaco Kevin

SVP, Treasurer & Tax · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$59K

Monaco Kevin

SVP, Treasurer & Tax · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

3,835 shares

Weber Andrew

EVP, Technology and Operations · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$202K

Weber Andrew

EVP, Technology and Operations · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

6,631 shares

Weber Andrew

EVP, Technology and Operations · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

905 shares

Kissner Matthew

President and CEO · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$968K

Kissner Matthew

President and CEO · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

39,092 shares

Silver Deirdre P.

EVP, General Counsel · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$314K

Silver Deirdre P.

EVP, General Counsel · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

14,171 shares

McMahan Danielle

EVP, Chief People Officer · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$424K

McMahan Danielle

EVP, Chief People Officer · 2026-06-30

Option exercise

15,810 shares

Kowalski Jessica Patricia

EVP and GM, Research · 2026-06-25

Award

15,660 shares

Kowalski Jessica Patricia

EVP and GM, Research · 2026-06-25

Award

$1.0M

Kissner Matthew

President and CEO · 2026-06-25

Award

40,268 shares

Monaco Kevin

SVP, Treasurer & Tax · 2026-06-25

Award

1,705 shares

Weber Andrew

EVP, Technology and Operations · 2026-06-25

Award

8,680 shares

Albright Craig Morrow

EVP, Chief Financial Officer · 2026-06-25

Award

12,752 shares

Albright Craig Morrow

EVP, Chief Financial Officer · 2026-06-25

Award

$1.0M

Silver Deirdre P.

EVP, General Counsel · 2026-06-25

Award

6,443 shares

Caridi Christopher

SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-06-25

Award

2,054 shares

McMahan Danielle

EVP, Chief People Officer · 2026-06-25

Award

7,987 shares

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…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works