BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Competitors $35.60 +0.06 (+0.15%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.84 +0.24 (+0.67%) As of 08/1/2025 06:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Is BME or AOD a better dividend stock? BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Does the media refer more to BME or AOD? In the previous week, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Very Positive Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Negative Is BME or AOD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A N/A N/A Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation and earnings, BME or AOD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Health Sciences Trust$24.07MN/AN/AN/AN/AAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund$94.38MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats BlackRock Health Sciences Trust on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock Health Sciences Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BME and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$1.29B$6.31B$20.46BDividend Yield0.06%4.40%4.19%3.71%P/E RatioN/A22.3714.0529.02Price / SalesN/A2,540.331,847.2456.90Price / CashN/A60.70127.4722.46Price / BookN/A1.452.244.43Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$993.74M7 Day Performance-2.29%-0.46%6.02%-3.40%1 Month Performance-2.91%0.37%1.60%-2.70%1 Year Performance-13.82%6.31%19.60%10.16% BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMEBlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A$35.60+0.2%N/A-13.8%$0.00$24.07M0.00N/APositive NewsAODAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.04-0.3%N/A+4.7%$0.00$94.38M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$11.44-0.1%N/A+13.9%$0.00$25.50M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.83-1.3%N/A-9.5%$0.00$45.21M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$17.06-0.5%N/A-25.2%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088News CoverageTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.14-0.7%N/A-17.5%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/ANews CoverageAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.26-0.1%N/A-3.9%$0.00$51.89M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.12-0.6%N/A-9.9%$0.00$602.34K0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.28-0.1%N/A-5.6%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.39-0.2%N/A-12.8%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageInsider TradeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.53+0.8%N/A-14.9%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/A 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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