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The purpose of this article is to evaluate the Nuveen Quality Muni Income Fund ( NAD ) as an investment option at its current market price. This is a multi-state, closed-end fund with an objectiveI am a macro-focused investor with 15 years experience working in Financial Services. My niche is finding under-valued sectors and thematic ideas (metals, gold, crypto) at opportune entry points. The first half of my career was in New York, working professionally after college (BS - Finance and D1 Men's Tennis). I ...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.17 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.13 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.16 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +30.77%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this pharmaceutical company would post earnings of $0.18 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.25, delivering a surprise of +38.89%.Over the last fou ...

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.26 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.91 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.67 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +18.32%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this pawn store would post earnings of $1.66 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.79, delivering a surprise of +7.83%.Over the last four quarters, the c ...

Lincoln National (LNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.04 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.06 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +10.87%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this insurance and retirement business would post earnings of $1.91 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.36, delivering a surprise of +23.56%.Over the last ...

Biogen Inc. (BIIB) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.89 per share. This compares to earnings of $4.08 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +23.65%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $3.93 per share when it actually produced earnings of $5.47, delivering a surprise of +39.19%.Over the last four quarters, the company ha ...

Trane Technologies (TT) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.88 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.8 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.37 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +2.11%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this manufacturer would post earnings of $3.76 per share when it actually produced earnings of $3.88, delivering a surprise of +3.19%.Over the last four quarters, the com ...

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.07 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.93 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +2.33%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this advisory, broking and solutions company would post earnings of $2.65 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.86, delivering a surprise of +7.92%.Over the ...

We recently published Trending Analyst Calls: 10 Stocks to Buy and Sell. Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) is one of the trending analyst calls. Jason Snipe, Founder and CIO of Odyssey Capital Advisors, said in a recent program on CNBC that he’s investing in IBB. Here’s why: “But this is a subsector that’s been under the mat for quite some time. So it’s nice to see some price action there. So couple things for me. I think one, big pharma, they really need to rebuild their pipeline. So I think there’s going ...

Xcel Energy (XEL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.24 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.25 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -5.34%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this utility would post earnings of $0.63 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.75, delivering a surprise of +19.05%.Over the last four quarters, the company has ...