BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Competitors $36.66 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern 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 Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to AGD or BME? In the previous week, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and 0 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Very Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AGD or BME? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Health Sciences Trust$24.07MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or BME a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Is AGD or BME more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Health Sciences Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust tied by winning 2 of the 4 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$1.25B$6.43B$20.55BDividend Yield0.06%4.36%4.18%3.75%P/E RatioN/A21.8613.6028.05Price / SalesN/A2,374.821,762.6645.92Price / CashN/A60.8148.9122.31Price / BookN/A1.213.194.59Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.25B$985.44M7 Day Performance0.98%0.54%0.69%2.78%1 Month Performance1.41%2.78%3.48%5.40%1 Year Performance-9.50%6.57%15.53%14.61% BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMEBlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A$36.66+0.1%N/A-9.5%$0.00$24.07M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$11.03+1.2%N/A+14.1%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.94+0.8%N/A+4.8%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.33+0.8%N/A-9.5%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.26-0.1%N/A-19.8%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.12+0.2%N/A+3.2%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.30+1.0%N/A-6.9%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AEarnings ReportARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.23+0.1%N/A-5.2%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.80flatN/A-9.1%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.72+0.4%N/A-7.5%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.75+0.2%N/A+1.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/ADividend Announcement 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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