BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Competitors $36.24 -0.45 (-1.21%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.24 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:27 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. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust include 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), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust vs. Its Competitors 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 Corporate High Yield Fund BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer BME or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.74 indicating that BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BME or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Health Sciences Trust$24.07MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is BME or AGD a better dividend stock? BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Is BME or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BME or AGD? BlackRock Health Sciences Trust received 49 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.15% of users gave BlackRock Health Sciences Trust an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Health Sciences TrustOutperform Votes15765.15% Underperform Votes8434.85% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% SummaryBlackRock Health Sciences Trust and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 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$1.20B$5.66B$19.65BDividend Yield0.06%4.34%4.13%3.82%P/E RatioN/A21.5012.6535.03Price / SalesN/A2,395.061,712.5042.85Price / CashN/A60.8149.9217.51Price / BookN/A1.163.154.78Net IncomeN/A$264.77M$1.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.21%12.00%6.11%-0.35%1 Month Performance0.40%29.68%15.60%1.04%1 Year Performance-9.48%5.06%14.57%9.19% BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMEBlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A$36.25-1.2%N/A-8.7%$0.00$24.07M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.39+0.4%N/A+8.1%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96+0.1%N/A+5.7%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.33+0.1%N/A-7.6%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.33+0.1%N/A-17.0%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.58-0.3%N/A-1.0%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/APositive NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.29-0.6%N/A-6.3%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.090.0%N/A-2.3%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.80+0.1%N/A-9.4%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.92-1.7%N/A-8.8%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsShort Interest ↑HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.70+0.5%N/A+0.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Competitors AWP Competitors THQ Competitors THW Competitors AVK Competitors AFB Competitors ARDC Competitors BFZ Competitors BHK Competitors HYT 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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