Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings.
However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Wiley (NYSE:WLY) and the rest of the traditional media & publishing stocks fared in Q4.
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) and its peers.
Academic publishing company John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 12.2% year on year to $404.6 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $1.67 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.84 per share was 86.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
There are many ways to measure high-quality stocks. One way for investors to find great dividend stocks is to focus on those with the longest histories of raising dividends.
John Wiley & Sons trades at $44.34 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 9.1% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 9.3%.
Educational publishing company John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q3 CY2024, but sales fell by 13.4% year on year to $426.6 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $1.67 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.97 per share was 38.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
