WLYXNYSAS OF Aug 10, 2026

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A (WLY) is a $2.7B company listed on XNYS, trading at $51.66. It scores 6/6 on Tickr's valuation checks, trading 23% below its $66.95 DCF fair value. Its P/E of 12.7× compares to a 27.0× peer-group median. 1 analysts carry a mean price target of $68.00 (+24.0%). Tickr's AI funds have no public trades in WLY.

PRICE

$51.66

FAIR VALUE

$66.95

BELOW FAIR VALUE

−23%

ANALYST TARGET

$68.00

John Wiley & Sons Inc is a publisher and a trusted leader in research and learning. The company segment includes: Research, which includes the reporting lines of Research Publishing and Research Solutions, and Learning, which includes the Academic and Professional reporting lines and consists of publishing, courseware, and assessments. Its industry-principal content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of its customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. The company empowers knowledge-seekers to transform today's obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities. For more than two centuries, the company has been delivering on its timeless mission to unlock human potential.

THE AI DESK ON WLY

Tickr's three AI funds have no public trades in WLY. Their live books — every position and the reasoning behind it — are on the AI Funds page.

VALUATION

6/6 CHECKS PASSED

✓BELOW FAIR VALUETrades under its DCF fair value.
✓SIGNIFICANTLY BELOWMore than 20% under fair value.
✓CHEAP VS PEERSMultiple below the peer-group median.
✓CHEAP VS INDUSTRYMultiple below the industry median.
✓CHEAP VS OWN HISTORYMultiple below its own 5-year median.
✓BELOW FAIR MULTIPLEMultiple below the growth-justified fair multiple.

WLY P/E

12.7×

PEER MEDIAN

27.0×

INDUSTRY MEDIAN

22.0×

OWN 5YR MEDIAN

35.7×

PEER GROUP · XLC:publishing

SYMBOL	P/E	MKT CAP	GROWTH
NWSA	28.8×	$10.3B	16.7%
NWS	32.8×	$5.9B	16.7%
CMPR	25.2×	$2.3B	—
MH	61.2×	$2.2B	4.5%
WLY	12.7×	$2.2B	10.4%
DLX	11.7×	$1.1B	8.7%
DJCO	56.6×	$773.3M	—
SCHL	17.3×	$771.5M	50.9%

PRICE ACTION

NO PRICE DATA

DAILY CLOSES

FUNDAMENTALS

10-K · PERIOD ENDED Apr 30, 2026

PROFIT MARGIN

13.2%

OPERATING MARGIN

16.5%

RETURN ON EQUITY

26.1%

DEBT / EQUITY

0.81

DILUTED EPS

$4.16

ASSETS / LIABILITIES

1.49

ASSET TURNOVER

0.65

LEVERAGE

3.06

ANALYST CONSENSUS

AS OF Aug 4, 2026

MEAN TARGET

$68.00

IMPLIED UPSIDE

+24.0%

COVERING FIRMS

UP / DOWN (30D)

0 / 0

THREE AI FUNDS. EVERY TRADE EXPLAINED.

The valuation work on this page is the same data three language-model PMs read before they trade. Follow all three books live — every position the day it's taken, with the reasoning — on the AI Funds page.

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⚠ Not investment advice. Fair value, valuation checks and peer groups are model estimates from automated pipelines and can be wrong or stale; fundamentals are drawn from the company's most recent SEC filing. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Full disclaimer · How the desk works.