BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Competitors $37.40 -0.24 (-0.62%) As of 11:05 AM 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. 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. 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends. Is BME or AGD a better dividend stock? BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Does the media refer more to BME or AGD? In the previous week, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Negative Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive 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% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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 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 SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats BlackRock Health Sciences Trust on 3 of the 5 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$1.15B$3.85B$19.02BDividend Yield0.06%4.46%4.21%4.03%P/E RatioN/A21.8113.0533.12Price / SalesN/A2,287.541,692.3228.04Price / CashN/A61.4750.4917.52Price / BookN/A1.143.424.51Net IncomeN/A$262.88M$1.25B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.38%1.59%1.44%1.38%1 Month Performance-2.44%11.01%13.35%-1.99%1 Year Performance-5.26%2.82%13.16%5.28% BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMEBlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A$37.41-0.6%N/A-4.0%$0.00$24.07M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+7.7%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+5.2%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-1.0%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-14.2%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-3.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/APositive NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.04-1.2%N/A-1.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.08-1.2%N/A-1.9%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.36-0.9%N/A-5.9%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.98-1.5%N/A+2.1%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.14-0.4%N/A-1.2%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/A 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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