BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Competitors $40.17 -0.40 (-0.98%) Closing price 02/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.17 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 02/14/2025 04:31 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends 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 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and 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$55.05MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or BME a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGD or BME? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% BlackRock Health Sciences TrustOutperform Votes15765.15% Underperform Votes8434.85% Does the media favor AGD or BME? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.50 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 Positive 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 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 {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$1.24B$4.23B$20.30BDividend Yield0.06%4.53%4.29%3.68%P/E RatioN/A24.0014.8545.83Price / SalesN/A2,386.591,781.4316.48Price / CashN/A60.5548.7520.33Price / BookN/A1.165.245.73Net IncomeN/A$255.85M$1.26B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.04%0.23%4.22%0.13%1 Month Performance1.76%1.23%6.28%1.37%1 Year Performance-4.98%10.30%15.79%16.03% BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMEBlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A$40.17-1.0%N/A-5.1%$0.00$55.05M0.00N/AEx-DividendAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.24+0.5%N/A+10.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.01-0.5%N/A+8.3%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.46-1.3%N/A+5.3%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.91-0.2%N/A-6.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.27-0.5%N/A+4.3%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↑AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.14flatN/A+2.5%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.52+0.5%N/A+11.0%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ADividend CutBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.31+0.3%N/A-4.4%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AEx-DividendBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.49-0.6%N/A+1.4%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↓HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.84-0.4%N/A+3.4%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/AEx-DividendShort Interest ↓Positive News 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 Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BME) was last updated on 2/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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