Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund

NZF stock score: 40/100

$11.00 · +0.73% · Scored Oct 20, 2026

Technical
34
Fundamental
45
News
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The reading

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF) scores 40 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 10% of Financial Services stocks and 18% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 34, fundamentals 45.

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

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 39 and contrarian oscillators 47.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 36 to 57, and it is down 8 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

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

Fundamental

45

Pulling it up

  • Profit Margins100

    Profit margins show what percentage of revenue becomes profit.

  • Operating Margins100

    Operating margins measure profitability after operating expenses.

  • 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 Quality (Yearly)0

    Annual earnings quality examines the durability and cash-backed nature of yearly profits.

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)0

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

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

Technical · daily

38

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

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

  • Candlestick Patterns100

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • RSI (50)80

    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 Up4

    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
Hourly511
Daily383
Weekly292
Monthly292
Quarterly302

Composite score, last 90 days

05010040Jul 25, 2026Oct 20, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 48Jul 26, 2026: 48Jul 27, 2026: 49Jul 28, 2026: 50Jul 29, 2026: 49Jul 30, 2026: 50Jul 31, 2026: 49Aug 3, 2026: 52Aug 6, 2026: 55Aug 7, 2026: 57Aug 8, 2026: 57Aug 9, 2026: 57Aug 10, 2026: 55Aug 11, 2026: 53Aug 12, 2026: 57Aug 13, 2026: 56Aug 14, 2026: 55Aug 15, 2026: 55Aug 16, 2026: 55Aug 18, 2026: 53Aug 19, 2026: 55Aug 23, 2026: 53Aug 24, 2026: 54Aug 25, 2026: 55Aug 26, 2026: 53Aug 27, 2026: 54Aug 28, 2026: 53Aug 29, 2026: 53Aug 30, 2026: 53Aug 31, 2026: 51Sep 1, 2026: 53Sep 2, 2026: 52Sep 4, 2026: 50Sep 5, 2026: 51Sep 6, 2026: 51Sep 7, 2026: 51Sep 8, 2026: 51Sep 9, 2026: 49Sep 10, 2026: 47Sep 11, 2026: 48Sep 12, 2026: 48Sep 13, 2026: 48Sep 14, 2026: 48Sep 15, 2026: 46Sep 16, 2026: 47Sep 17, 2026: 49Sep 18, 2026: 48Sep 19, 2026: 48Sep 20, 2026: 48Sep 21, 2026: 48Sep 22, 2026: 48Sep 23, 2026: 49Sep 24, 2026: 48Sep 25, 2026: 47Sep 26, 2026: 50Sep 27, 2026: 50Sep 28, 2026: 36Sep 29, 2026: 36Sep 30, 2026: 37Oct 1, 2026: 38Oct 2, 2026: 38Oct 3, 2026: 39Oct 4, 2026: 39Oct 5, 2026: 38Oct 6, 2026: 39Oct 7, 2026: 38Oct 8, 2026: 38Oct 9, 2026: 39Oct 10, 2026: 39Oct 11, 2026: 39Oct 12, 2026: 39Oct 13, 2026: 39Oct 14, 2026: 37Oct 15, 2026: 39Oct 16, 2026: 40Oct 17, 2026: 40Oct 18, 2026: 40Oct 19, 2026: 39Oct 20, 2026: 40
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Key facts

Market cap
$2.2B
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Beta
0.76
Risk grade (1–10)
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Next earnings
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Asset Management peers

CompanyMarket capScore
NAD Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund$2.4B43
KYN Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund$2.4B57
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management$2.3B50
NVG Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund$2.3B37
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust$2.1B58
EVT Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund$2.0B55

Questions

What is NZF's stock score today?

NZF scores 40/100 (Weak) as of Oct 20, 2026: technical 34, fundamental 45. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is NZF a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 40 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak 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 NZF 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.