BSTZ vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, ACP, THW, AVK, AFB, FINS, AFT, and AIF
Should you be buying BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust include abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (FINS), Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT), and Apollo Tactical Income Fund (AIF). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NASDAQ:BSTZ) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 108 more outperform votes than BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust. BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BSTZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BSTZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
