How to buy John Wiley & Sons shares in the UK

John Wiley & Sons Inc (JW.A) is a publicly traded publishing business based in the US which employs around 7,400 staff. John Wiley & Sons is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars.

How to buy shares in John Wiley & Sons

Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. JW-A in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Is John Wiley & Sons under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the John Wiley & Sons P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

John Wiley & Sons's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, John Wiley & Sons's shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

However, John Wiley & Sons's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.

Relx PLC ADR (RELX.US): 29.35
Thomson Reuters Corporation Common Shares (TRI.US): 34.42

John Wiley & Sons's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0251. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into John Wiley & Sons's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider John Wiley & Sons's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

Relx PLC ADR (RELX.US): 2.00
Thomson Reuters Corporation Common Shares (TRI.US): 12.15

John Wiley & Sons's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $345.1 million (£261 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of John Wiley & Sons's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

Relx PLC ADR (RELX.US): USD$3.1 billion
Thomson Reuters Corporation Common Shares (TRI.US): USD$2.1 billion
Tilray (TLRY.US): USD$28.9 million

Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 2.51% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 2.51% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 44.66% of net profits

John Wiley & Sons has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 2.51% of its share value annually.

John Wiley & Sons has paid out, on average, around 44.66% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.51% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 2.51% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In John Wiley & Sons's case, that would currently equate to about 1.377 per share.

While John Wiley & Sons's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

John Wiley & Sons's most recent dividend payout was on 19 April 2022. To be eligible for the latest dividend you would need to have been a shareholder at 3 April 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").

John Wiley & Sons's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.
- Relx PLC ADR (RELX.US): 1.6% (2.15% forward annual dividend yield)
- Thomson Reuters Corporation Common Shares (TRI.US): 1.72% (1.76% forward annual dividend yield)
- Tilray (TLRY.US): (does not pay dividend)
John Wiley & Sons's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 31 May 1999. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your John Wiley & Sons shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for John Wiley & Sons shares which in turn could have impacted John Wiley & Sons's share price.
It's as easy to sell John Wiley & Sons as it is to buy! Here's how to sell John Wiley & Sons shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your John Wiley & Sons shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

John Wiley & Sons financials

Revenue TTM	$2.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	11.31%
Gross profit TTM	$1.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.31%
Return on equity TTM	13.42%
Profit margin	7.07%
Book value	$20.10
Market capitalisation	$2.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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