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iShares Silver Trust (SLV): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score
Ticker symbol SLV · Financial Services · Asset Management · United States · Speculative
Is SLV undervalued?
At 47.16 (close of 5 Nov 2026), SLV has no GLS fair value: every one of the nine models needs a positive input (the company lost money over the last twelve months, EPS -0.01 and it pays no dividend), so the margin of safety is blank and the Wheel Score cannot be computed. Our scans leave the stock out at the first filter. What can be said from the nightly row is below.
The nightly engine files SLV under Speculative - it is losing money or its Piotroski health score is 3 or lower - which caps its Wheel Score at 45 and keeps it out of the Sunday Scan.
Nine valuation models for SLV
Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.
| Model | Value | vs price | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | - | - | Present value of the projected free cash flows, discounted at the cost of capital; no value tonight |
| Graham Number | - | - | The most a defensive investor pays for the earnings and book value per share; no value tonight |
| Graham Growth | - | - | Graham's growth formula: EPS × (8.5 + 2 × growth), adjusted for bond yields; no value tonight |
| Lynch | - | - | EPS × the earnings growth rate (PEG of 1), growth capped at 25%; no value tonight |
| GLS Growth | - | - | EPS compounded ten years at the blended growth rate, discounted back at 15% a year; no value tonight |
| 10 Cap | - | - | Owner's earnings (operating cash flow less maintenance capex) capitalised at 10%; no value tonight |
| Payback Time | - | - | Eight years of compounded free cash flow: the price at which the business pays for itself; no value tonight |
| DDM | - | - | Dividend discount model: next year's dividend ÷ (10% − 3% growth); needs a dividend; no value tonight |
| EPV | - | - | Earnings power value: current EPS capitalised at 9% with no growth; no value tonight |
| Zombie (liquidation) | 0.0678 | -100% | Current assets less all liabilities, per share: the balance-sheet floor. Not in the average |
| Wall St target | 0.0000 | -100% | Analysts' average 12-month price target. Not in the average |
Quality and financial health
iShares Silver Trust scores only 2 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score, which fails the "Piotroski 6 or more" Wheel Trade Filter. A reading this low means several of the basic tests - positive earnings, positive operating cash flow, falling debt, no new share issuance - are not met. A GLS Moat score of 4.3/10 is a weak reading: the accounts do not show returns and margins that competitors have been unable to wear down, so the Moat part of the Wheel Score contributes little.
Returns on capital are thin or negative - ROIC 0.1%, ROE 0.1%, ROA 0.1% - with debt at 0.00 times equity and negative free cash flow.
iShares Silver Trust pays no dividend, so the DDM model does not apply and a covered-call holder earns only the premium and any price gain.
Institutional ownership scores 4/10, insider activity 5/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.
| Piotroski F-score | 2 / 9 | ROIC | 0.1% |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLS Moat | 4.3 / 10 | ROE | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | ROA | 0.1% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 0.0% | Payout ratio | 0% |
| Institutions | 4 / 10 | Insiders · Congress | 5 · 5 / 10 |
Wheel Score 37: Weak
With a Wheel Score of 37 iShares Silver Trust sits in the Weak band. It fails filter 2, a real business, not a gamble - speculative (a loss, or a weak Piotroski score); and filter 3, below fair value - trades right at our fair value; and filter 4, financially healthy - Piotroski 2/9 (under 6); Value (weak) is its weakest part.
Implied volatility is 41% on the near-the-money contracts 20-60 days out - inside the 35-60% sweet spot the Wheel Score rewards most: enough premium to be worth selling, not so much that the risk is unpaid. The option chain is deep: 1,858,028 contracts of open interest across all expiries, which means tight fills at most strikes.
Volume runs at 19.9M shares a day on a market cap of $26.5B, with a beta of 1.26 - a high beta, so the stock tends to move more than the market and a strike can be gapped through; the Stability part of the Wheel Score rates that good.
| Filter | Wheel Trade Filter | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Options that actually trade | Passes | Listed options with 1,000+ contracts of open interest and 100+ traded a day |
| 2 | A real business, not a gamble | Fails | speculative (a loss, or a weak Piotroski score) |
| 3 | Below fair value | Fails | trades right at our fair value |
| 4 | Financially healthy | Fails | Piotroski 2/9 (under 6) |
| 5 | Can repay its debt | Passes | Long-term debt repaid from 3 years of operating cash flow or less (6 for real estate and utilities; banks and insurers are not judged on it) |
| 6 | No serious red flags | Passes | Red Flags score 60 or more out of 100 (earnings, margins, debt, analysts, filings and price checked the same way for every stock) |
| 7 | A premium worth selling | Passes | Implied volatility 25-80% (enough premium, not a lottery ticket) |
| 8 | Big enough | Passes | Market cap $1 billion or more |
| 9 | Not a penny stock | Passes | Share price $5 or more |
| How it ranks | Rating | From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Weak | 0% below fair value | |
| Premium | Strong | implied volatility 41% | |
| Moat | Fair | moat 4.3/10 | |
| Health | Weak | Piotroski 2/9 | |
| Red Flags | Good | Red Flags score 82/100 | |
| Option trading | Strong | 326,543 contracts a day, 1,858,028 open interest | |
| Stability | Good | beta 1.26, $26.5B company |
The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls: a stock must pass all 9 Wheel Trade Filters to score 70, and the score then ranks the ones that pass; the Sunday Scan is the top 10. It is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. How the Wheel Score works · the walkthrough lesson shows how it fits into a trade, start to finish.
Upcoming events
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for SLV in the nightly calendar.
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| PARDX T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund | 37.52 | 11.41 | -229% | 11No options | $26.5B |
| VIPSX Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares | 11.37 | 1.17 | -871% | 15No options | $27.0B |
| APHKX Artisan International Value Fund Institutional Class | 62.92 | 46.89 | -34% | 15No options | $25.9B |
| ARTKX Artisan International Fund | 62.71 | 44.41 | -41% | 16No options | $25.8B |
| APDKX Artisan International Value Fund Advisor Class | 62.56 | 44.81 | -40% | 16No options | $25.7B |
| PFG Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 117.31 | 187.93 | +38% | 74Good | $24.9B |
| FFEGX Fidelity Freedom Index 2030 Fund | 24.16 | - | - | 15No options | $28.6B |
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| AMUSX American Funds U.S. Government Securities Fund Class A | 11.59 | 3.51 | -230% | 17No options | $23.2B |
| JVMAX John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund Class A | 30.68 | 4.94 | -521% | 16No options | $22.7B |
| JVMRX John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund | 32.79 | 5.15 | -537% | 16No options | $22.7B |
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Is SLV undervalued right now?
The GLS models could not value SLV (the company lost money over the last twelve months, EPS -0.01 and it pays no dividend), so there is no fair value or margin of safety to compare the price of 47.16 against.
What is the Wheel Score of SLV and what does it mean?
SLV scores 37 out of 100 (Weak) - it fails Wheel Trade Filters 2, 3, 4. The Wheel Score ranks stocks for the wheel strategy - selling cash-secured puts, then covered calls if assigned - in two parts: the 9 pass/fail Wheel Trade Filters (busy options, a real business, below fair value, Piotroski 6 or more, debt it can repay, a Red Flags score of 60 or more, implied volatility of 25-80%, a $1 billion company, $5 a share) and a ranking of how strongly a stock passes on value, premium, moat, health, red flags, option trading and stability. A stock that fails any filter stays under 70; 70-84 is Good, 85 and above is Prime. The Sunday Scan is the top 10 that pass, sorted by Wheel Score.
What is the GLS fair value for SLV?
None of the nine GLS models produced a positive value for SLV (the company lost money over the last twelve months, EPS -0.01 and it pays no dividend), so there is no GLS fair value tonight.
When does iShares Silver Trust report earnings next?
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for SLV in our calendar as of 5 Nov 2026; the Calendars page is refreshed every morning.
Does SLV have listed options, and how liquid are they?
Yes. The nightly snapshot found 1,148 listed contracts with 1,858,028 open interest across all expiries and implied volatility of 41% on the near-the-money contracts. The Options scanner lists the cash-secured put and covered call set-ups with premium and annualised yield worked out.