NPFD (Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income) Momentum Rank: 5 (As of Aug. 09, 2026) — 38% Below Median

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What is Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Momentum Rank?

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income NPFD +0.22% 30 Momentum Rank is 5 as of Aug. 09, 2026, which is 38% below its 10-year median of 8.00. GuruFocus rates NPFD with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income has the Momentum Rank of 5.

Momentum Rank measures the strength and persistence of a stock's price movement over time, rated on a scale of 1 to 10.

For Momentum Rank, we considered the residual momentum concept that was widely studied by Blitz and his colleagues as well as by Nobel Prize laureates Fama and French. However, we did not find any significant differences in the performances of stocks with different ranks of residual momentum. Therefore, we use traditional momentum instead.

Momentum Rank is determined using the standardized momentum ratio and other momentum indicators. The standardized momentum ratio is the average of the performances from 12 months ago to 1 month ago and 6 months ago to 1 month ago, divided by the beta of the stock over the past 12 months. To calculate the momentum ratio today, we would use the average of the two performance numbers.

For momentum, we found that stock price performance does not have a monotonic correlation with the momentum ratio. The stocks with the highest momentum ratios perform worse than those at about the 70th percentile. Therefore, for the momentum rank, we ranked the stocks at about the 70th percentile of the momentum ratio as the highest at 10.

A higher score reflects strong price momentum and indicates greater potential for superior performance. Conversely, a lower score indicates that momentum is either too high or too low, and stocks tend to underperform.

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Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Momentum Rank Related Terms

NPFD vs NBB, FFA, ETB: Momentum Rank Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Momentum Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Momentum Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Momentum Rank vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Momentum Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Momentum Rank falls into.


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What does a Momentum Rank of 5 mean?
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income (NPFD) has a Momentum Rank of 5 as of Aug. 09, 2026. Momentum Rank is determined using the standardized momentum ratio, measuring the speed and velocity of price changes in a stock. View historical data on Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income and its competitors. This is 38% below median its historical median of 8.00. Over the past decade, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Momentum Rank has ranged from 5.00 to 10.00.
Is Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Momentum Rank too high?
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current Momentum Rank of 5 is 38% below median its 10-year median of 8.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.00 to a high of 10.00. Overall, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Momentum Rank compare to NBB and FFA?
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Momentum Rank of 5 can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. Historically, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's own Momentum Rank has ranged from 5.00 to 10.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Momentum Rank for an Asset Management company?
A good Momentum Rank depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Momentum Rank should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Momentum Rank mean?
A high Momentum Rank can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Momentum Rank is determined using the standardized momentum ratio, measuring the speed and velocity of price changes in a stock. View historical data on Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income and its competitors. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current Momentum Rank is 5, which is 38% below median its own 10-year median of 8.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income stock overvalued right now?
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income (NPFD) has a current Momentum Rank of 5. The current Momentum Rank is 5, which is 38% below median its 10-year median of 8.00. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Momentum Rank calculated?
Momentum Rank is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income (NPFD), the current Momentum Rank is 5 as of Aug. 09, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Business Description

Address 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and total return. The fund invests a majority of its assets in variable-rate preferred securities and other variable-rate income-producing securities. The rest of its investments can be made in contingent capital securities or contingent convertible securities, convertible securities, corporate debt securities, U.S. government securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, fixed-rate preferred securities, senior loans and loan participations and assignments, sovereign debt instruments, debt securities issued by supranational agencies, and/or taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds.
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