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John Wiley & Sons, Inc (WLYB) Fair Value & Analysis

Communication Services · US · Market cap $2.3B

Price$45.32
Fair Value$31.04
Upside-31.5%
Quality95/100
Evidence: High Range $14.69 – $51.25

Fair value as of: Jun 24, 2026

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons, Inc (WLYB) currently trades at $45.32, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $31.04 — implying the stock looks roughly 31.5% overvalued today. We read business quality at 95/100 (high quality), in the Communication Services sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium — the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).

About the company

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 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 busine…

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Frequently asked questions

Is John Wiley & Sons, Inc (WLYB) undervalued?
As of Jun 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $31.04 versus a price of $45.32 — about −32% (overvalued). Model-based estimate, not financial advice.
What is the fair value of WLYB?
Our 21-model fair value for John Wiley & Sons, Inc is $31.04 (as of Jun 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is $45.32.
What is the quality score of WLYB?
John Wiley & Sons, Inc has a Quality Score of 95/100, measuring profitability, growth and balance-sheet strength from non-valuation factors.

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data — nothing guessed.

Educational research only · not financial advice · no buy/sell recommendation. Model-based estimates are not certainties; their reliability depends on data quality and assumptions.