BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Competitors $36.48 -0.03 (-0.07%) As of 12:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BME vs. AOD, AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, and BHKShould you be buying BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust include Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD), Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), and BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust vs. Its Competitors Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has better valuation and earnings, AOD or BME? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund$94.38MN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Health Sciences Trust-$25.27MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to AOD or BME? In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 2 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's score of 0.47 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock Health Sciences Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is AOD or BME a better dividend stock? Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Is AOD or BME more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Health Sciences Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats BlackRock Health Sciences Trust on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BME and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart BME vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Health Sciences TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.44B$6.34B$21.38BDividend Yield0.06%4.59%4.31%3.50%P/E RatioN/A4,751.411,775.3929.76Price / SalesN/A1,961.501,341.9867.82Price / CashN/A60.6248.9918.13Price / BookN/A1.362.074.60Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$998.80M7 Day Performance-2.20%0.24%0.96%0.89%1 Month Performance0.21%1.15%2.00%4.28%1 Year Performance-13.38%7.92%31.49%14.04% BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMEBlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A$36.48-0.1%N/A-13.5%$0.00-$25.27M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AODAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.20+0.1%N/A+5.6%$0.00$94.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$12.26+0.2%N/A+27.5%$0.00$25.50M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.00-0.1%N/A-12.6%$0.00$45.21M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$17.22+0.3%N/A-21.5%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$12.080.0%N/A-10.8%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.54+0.3%N/A+3.0%$0.00$51.89M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.59+0.1%N/A-6.9%$0.00$602.34K0.00N/ANegative NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.83-0.3%N/A-1.8%$0.00$32.45M0.00N/ANegative NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.75+0.4%N/A-9.8%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/AInsider TradeShort Interest ↓BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.82-0.5%N/A-17.2%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AOD Competitors AGD Competitors AWP Competitors THQ Competitors THW Competitors AVK Competitors AFB Competitors ARDC Competitors BFZ Competitors BHK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BME) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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