Today's picks
Top candidates from last night's scan. Scores refresh each evening; prices are live.
Top candidates from last night's scan. Scores refresh each evening; prices are live.
On today's picks · Score 100/100 · Strong candidate
View all picks →John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
$48.19
Passed rules
26
Failed rules
0
Opportunity
0.08:1 R:R
Data confidence
high
Main reason
Strong quality (8/8) and technical alignment with limited red flags.
Conviction
Quality 35/35 (8/8 passed)
Technical 40/40 (8/8 passed)
Trade setup 15/15 (4/4 passed)
Red flags 10/10 (0/6 triggered — informational, gates only)
Conviction total 100/100 — quality + technical + trade setup only. Unknown rules count as not passed.
Opportunity
Status: Known upside
Technical target: $48.31
Analyst target: $68.00
Effective target: $48.31
R:R 0.08:1
Analyst target aligns with or is below technical upside.
Trade levels
Entry: $48.19
Stop loss: $46.74
Effective target: $48.31
Notes
Company is profitable
Profit margin is 13.2%.
Revenue is growing
Revenue growth is 1.2%.
EPS / earnings are growing
Earnings growth is 108.4%.
Free cash flow is positive
Free cash flow is positive.
Debt is manageable
Debt-to-equity is 90.7% (manageable).
Return on equity or capital is positive
ROE 27.7%, ROA 6.8%.
Market cap is not tiny / speculative
Market cap is $2.4B.
Valuation is not extreme
P/E 11.6, P/S 1.5.
Price above 50-day moving average
Price $48.19 is above 50-day MA $42.59.
Price above 200-day moving average
Price is above 200-day MA $36.55.
Last 2 evening scans when WLY was analyzed
Sat 27 Jun27 Jun 2026
$48.19
Strong quality (8/8) and technical alignment with limited red flags.
Fri 26 Jun26 Jun 2026
$46.23
Volume is only 0.35x the average.
News, company info, and filings from Yahoo Finance.
Analyst view
HOLD · Target $46.00
via Argus Research · 24 Jun 2026
Communication Services · Publishing
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content and research intelligence for the advancement of scientific discovery, innovation, and learning in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Research and Learning segment. The company's Research segment provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and life sciences. This segment sells its products direct to research libraries and library consortia, as well as to researchers and professional society members, and other customers; and through independent subscription agents. The company's Learning segment offers scientific, professional, and education print and digital books; digital courseware to support students and instructors, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment sells its products and services to business and leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, science, and professional education categories through brick-and-mortar and online retailers, wholesalers who supply such bookstores, college bookstores, individual practitioners, corporations, distributor networks, and government agencies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Simply Wall St. · 28 Jun 2026
Rule-based analysis generated by Huntover. Not financial advice.
50-day MA above 200-day MA
50-day MA is above 200-day MA (bullish alignment).
Price near 52-week high
Within 0.2% of 52-week high.
Price not near 52-week low
69.8% above 52-week low.
Stock is in an uptrend
Price up 15.7% over 20 days.
Recent volume above average
Volume is 5.81x the average.
Breaking above recent resistance
Price near/above recent resistance $48.19.
Clear entry price exists
Current price $48.19 can be used as entry reference.
Stop loss no more than 10% below entry
Suggested stop at $46.74 (3.0% below entry).
Spread / liquidity risk acceptable
Average daily volume is 0.47M.
No earnings within 7 days
Next earnings in 67 days.
Very high debt
Debt level is not extreme.
Price near 52-week low
Not near 52-week low.
Very low trading volume
Volume is not unusually low.
Recent large price drop
No recent large drop detected.
Extreme valuation
Valuation is not extreme.
Missing too much data
0 data field(s) missing.
No rules failed.
All rules had enough data.
Business Wire · 25 Jun 2026
24/7 Wall St. · 18 Jun 2026
GuruFocus.com · 16 Jun 2026
Business Wire · 16 Jun 2026
MT Newswires · 16 Jun 2026
John Wiley Q4 Adjusted EPS USD 1.67
16 Jun 2026
Lowering target price to $46.00
Argus Research · 24 Jun 2026
Neutral · Target $46.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $46.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of Low; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Low; and a Value Subrating of High.
Raising target price to $47.00
Argus Research · 17 Jun 2026
Neutral · Target $47.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $47.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of Low; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Low; and a Value Subrating of High.
What does Argus have to say about WLY?
Argus Research · 10 Jun 2026
Neutral · Target $46.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $46.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of Low; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Low; and a Value Subrating of High.
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