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Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund) PB Ratio : 1.08 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-05-27), Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's share price is $14.40. Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.28. Hence, Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio of today is 1.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

JCE' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 1.02   Max: 1.17
Current: 1.08

During the past 7 years, Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.17. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 1.02.

JCE's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
70.91% of 1688 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs JCE: 1.08

During the past 12 months, Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.90% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund was 11.00% per year. The lowest was -7.10% per year. And the median was -1.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund PB Ratio Chart

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.97 0.93 1.07 1.12 1.02

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 0.99 1.12 0.97 1.02

Competitive Comparison of Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=14.40/13.284
=1.08

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund  (NYSE:JCE) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide an attractive level of total return, through long-term capital appreciation and through income and gains. The Fund invests in a portfolio of actively managed large-capitalization U.S. common stocks, using the sub-adviser's proprietary quantitative process designed to provide the potential for long-term outperformance.
Executives
Trey Iii Stenersen officer: Vice President 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brett Black officer: Chief Compliance Officer 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
John M. Mccann officer: Vice President 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Joanne Medero other: Trustee 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Lancellotta Amy B.r. other: Trustee 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Matthew Iii Thornton other: Trustee 3610 HACKS CROSS ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Pei Hsiang Chen other: Portfolio Manager 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Maxim Kozlov other: Portfolio Manager 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Deann Morgan officer: Vice President TWO WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Jon Scott Meissner officer: Vice President 333 W WACKER DRIVE, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jacques M Longerstaey officer: Vice President 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian J Lockhart officer: Vice President 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
E. Scott Wickerham officer: Vice President C/O NUVEEN, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jody I Hrazanek other: Portfolio Manager 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Huffman William T. Jr. officer: President of NAM, LLC C/O NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 3300, CHICAGO IL 60606

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