Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund (NUW)

FairStock Score: 28/100 — RISKY

Key Financials

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look at NUW not as an operating company but as a closed-end municipal bond fund with a $257.2 million market cap. The price was $13.01 on 2026-10-13. FairStock’s calculations show a P/E of 14.95 on EPS of $0.87 and a dividend yield of 4.47%, so the income appeal is plain. The Graham Number is $17.20, implying a 24.36% margin of safety versus that close, which catches my eye. The 52-week range is $12.70–$14.70, so the shares are near the lower end. But I cannot find the usual evidence of business quality: P/B, ROE, ROCE, and D/E are N/A, and revenue and profit growth are not given. Piotroski F-Score is only 1/9, and FairStock Score is 28/100. Altman Z-Score is 6.45, which FairStock calculates as strong solvency, but for a fund it is less informative. The Lynch category is none because only 0 years of filed results exist; without three years, I have no durable growth record to judge. Moat? Closed-end municipal funds are price takers; performance depends on credit selection, duration, fees, and the discount or premium to net asset value, none of which is supplied. So my Graham side sees a statistically cheap, income-producing fund; my Buffett side wants more evidence of consistency and intrinsic value. I would need filed results, NAV data, and leverage/credit detail before calling it a high-quality compounder.

In plain English: This fund owns a portfolio of city and state government debt and aims to provide income. Its numbers look mixed: the 4.47% income yield and the price compared with one value measure look attractive, but several financial health checks are weak and there is little history to judge growth. At $13.01 on 2026-10-13, it sits near the low end of its 52-week range, so the price looks closer to cheap than expensive on the limited figures.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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