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Genie Energy Ltd-B (GNE) — wheel strategy suitability
Where GNE sits as an underlying for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls, and what its own price history says about the risk of being assigned into a falling stock. Snapshot of 3 October 2026.
Genie Energy Ltd-B (GNE) scores 77 on the Wheel score, which puts it in the preferred band for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls.
The score is carried by its margin stability (92/100) and held back by valuation (44/100). Steady margins are exactly what you want under a short put: the earnings behind the stock do not swing much from quarter to quarter. It is not cheap, so assignment would leave you holding a fully priced stock.
It has monthly options only, which costs it a small liquidity haircut. Workable, but every roll commits you for a month.
Over the last 3.0 years it had 1 day with a fall of 10% or more (0.34 a year), a deepest drawdown of -55.5%, and a worst single session of -19.3%. That is better than the median screened name (0.67 gap-downs a year, -44.9% typical worst drawdown).
Realised volatility runs about 37% annualised. That sits in the range where premium is worth collecting without the stock being wild.
Ownership context: a passive 13G filing on the register (13G 5.4% '24). A 13G is a passive holding disclosure, not a signal about the business. Large institutional ownership tends to come with steadier trading, nothing more.
Entry timing currently reads extended: the stock has run. Covered calls fit that better than puts.
Score breakdown
| Wheel score | 77 | 0–100 suitability for options selling |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 68 | ROIC, margins, leverage, accruals |
| Valuation | 44 | cheaper on fwd P/E, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield |
| Margin stability | 92 | steadier earnings score higher |
| Options listed | Monthly | weekly avoids the liquidity haircut |
| Accounting flags | 0 | −8 points each |
Realised tail risk
Computed from our own daily price history, 2023-10-04 to 2026-10-01 (749 sessions). The Wheel score is built from fundamentals, so these price-derived numbers are an independent check on it, not a restatement of it.
| Days falling 10%+ in one session | 1 | 0.34 a year |
|---|---|---|
| Deepest drawdown | -55.5% | peak to trough |
| Worst single session | -19.3% | |
| Realised volatility | 37% | annualised |
Fundamentals
| Revenue (ttm) | 502M USD |
|---|---|
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 16.7% |
| Net margin | 4.8% |
| Return on equity | 9.6% |
| Share price | $16.42 |
| Days to earnings | 31 |
| Sector / industry | Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric |
Open the GNE options chain on Yahoo Finance to check live strikes and premium — this page deliberately carries no quotes, because a quote baked into a static page is stale before you read it.
Run the numbers on GNE
Pre-filled with the snapshot price of $16.42 and 30-day realised volatility; add the strike and premium from the live option chain.