Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

NEA stock score: 38/100

$9.96 · -0.50% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
34
Fundamental
43
News
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The reading

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA) scores 38 out of 100, which reads bearish, higher than 7% of Financial Services stocks and 15% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 34, fundamentals 43.

Among the fundamentals, Operating Margins at 100 and Quick Ratio at 99 score highest, while Earnings Growth (Quarterly) at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 38 and contrarian oscillators 50.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 36 to 55, and it is down 11 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward NEA’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

43

Pulling it up

  • Operating Margins100

    Operating margins measure profitability after operating expenses.

  • Quick Ratio99

    Quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet short-term obligations with liquid assets.

  • Gross Margins98

    Gross margins show profitability after cost of goods sold.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)0

    Quarterly earnings growth measures profit increase versus the prior-year quarter.

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)0

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

  • Earnings Growth (5-Year)0

    5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.

29 weighted scorers; 12 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

37

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • SMA 20 Cross Up89

    SMA 20 Cross Up tracks when very short-term averages cross above the 20-period SMA.

  • RSI (50)82

    Relative Strength Index (50-period) provides a longer-term view of momentum compared to RSI-14.

Holding it back

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • SMA 200 Cross Up3

    SMA 200 Cross Up tracks when faster moving averages cross above the 200-period SMA.

  • SMA 100 Cross Up4

    SMA 100 Cross Up identifies when shorter averages cross above the 100-period SMA.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly451
Daily373
Weekly282
Monthly282
Quarterly332

Composite score, last 90 days

05010038Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 49Jul 26, 2026: 49Jul 27, 2026: 48Jul 28, 2026: 49Jul 29, 2026: 49Jul 30, 2026: 49Jul 31, 2026: 49Aug 3, 2026: 52Aug 6, 2026: 53Aug 7, 2026: 55Aug 8, 2026: 55Aug 9, 2026: 55Aug 10, 2026: 53Aug 11, 2026: 53Aug 12, 2026: 53Aug 13, 2026: 54Aug 14, 2026: 53Aug 15, 2026: 53Aug 16, 2026: 55Aug 17, 2026: 51Aug 18, 2026: 53Aug 19, 2026: 52Aug 23, 2026: 50Aug 24, 2026: 49Aug 25, 2026: 51Aug 26, 2026: 51Aug 27, 2026: 51Aug 28, 2026: 50Aug 29, 2026: 50Aug 30, 2026: 50Aug 31, 2026: 50Sep 1, 2026: 52Sep 2, 2026: 50Sep 4, 2026: 48Sep 5, 2026: 48Sep 6, 2026: 48Sep 7, 2026: 48Sep 8, 2026: 50Sep 9, 2026: 48Sep 10, 2026: 46Sep 11, 2026: 47Sep 12, 2026: 46Sep 13, 2026: 46Sep 14, 2026: 46Sep 15, 2026: 45Sep 16, 2026: 44Sep 17, 2026: 47Sep 18, 2026: 45Sep 19, 2026: 45Sep 20, 2026: 45Sep 21, 2026: 45Sep 22, 2026: 45Sep 23, 2026: 47Sep 24, 2026: 45Sep 25, 2026: 45Sep 26, 2026: 45Sep 27, 2026: 45Sep 28, 2026: 36Sep 29, 2026: 36Sep 30, 2026: 38Oct 1, 2026: 38Oct 2, 2026: 39Oct 3, 2026: 39Oct 4, 2026: 39Oct 5, 2026: 37Oct 6, 2026: 38Oct 7, 2026: 38Oct 8, 2026: 38Oct 9, 2026: 39Oct 10, 2026: 39Oct 11, 2026: 39Oct 12, 2026: 38Oct 13, 2026: 38Oct 14, 2026: 36Oct 15, 2026: 39Oct 16, 2026: 40Oct 17, 2026: 40Oct 18, 2026: 40Oct 19, 2026: 39Oct 20, 2026: 38Oct 21, 2026: 38
Show the daily numbers
DateComposite
Oct 21, 202638
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Oct 19, 202639
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Oct 15, 202639
Oct 14, 202636
Oct 13, 202638
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Oct 8, 202638
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Oct 6, 202638
Oct 5, 202637
Oct 4, 202639
Oct 3, 202639
Oct 2, 202639
Oct 1, 202638
Sep 30, 202638
Sep 29, 202636
Sep 28, 202636
Sep 27, 202645
Sep 26, 202645
Sep 25, 202645
Sep 24, 202645
Sep 23, 202647
Sep 22, 202645
Sep 21, 202645
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Sep 16, 202644
Sep 15, 202645
Sep 14, 202646
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Sep 9, 202648
Sep 8, 202650
Sep 7, 202648
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Sep 2, 202650
Sep 1, 202652
Aug 31, 202650
Aug 30, 202650
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Aug 27, 202651
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Aug 24, 202649
Aug 23, 202650
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Aug 18, 202653
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Aug 16, 202655
Aug 15, 202653
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Aug 3, 202652
Jul 31, 202649
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Key facts

Market cap
$3.0B
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Beta
0.71
Risk grade (1–10)
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Next earnings
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Asset Management peers

CompanyMarket capScore
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund$3.2B61
AB AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.$3.2B50
GBDC Golub Capital BDC$3.1B49
ASST Strive$3.1B55
HTGC Hercules Capital$3.0B60
FSK FS KKR Capital$2.8B36

Questions

What is NEA's stock score today?

NEA scores 38/100 (Bearish) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 34, fundamental 43. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is NEA a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 38 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean bearish today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the NEA score calculated?

91 weighted scorers feed it today: 29 fundamental, scored against Financial Services ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.