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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Competitors

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$39.18 +0.15 (+0.39%)
Closing price 05/20/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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BME vs. AOD, AGD, AWP, THQ, and THW

Should you buy BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BlackRock Health Sciences Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with 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), and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does BlackRock Health Sciences Trust compare to Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund?

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund$171.00MN/AN/AN/AN/A

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%.

In the previous week, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Neutral
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats BlackRock Health Sciences Trust on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Health Sciences Trust compare to Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund?

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$46.66MN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%.

In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Neutral

Summary

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats BlackRock Health Sciences Trust on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Health Sciences Trust compare to abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund?

abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (NYSE:AWP) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

In the previous week, abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Health Sciences Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Neutral
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund$6.99MN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust N/A N/A N/A

abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%.

Summary

abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund beats BlackRock Health Sciences Trust on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Health Sciences Trust compare to Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund?

Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (NYSE:THQ) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund-$113.75MN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust N/A N/A N/A

Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%.

In the previous week, Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Positive
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Neutral

Summary

Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund beats BlackRock Health Sciences Trust on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Health Sciences Trust compare to Abrdn World Healthcare Fund?

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (NYSE:THW) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund$56.26MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Abrdn World Healthcare Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Neutral
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Neutral

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Abrdn World Healthcare Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A N/A N/A
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund N/A N/A N/A

Summary

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BME vs. The Competition

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MetricBlackRock Health Sciences TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$2.34B$5.78B$22.71B
Dividend Yield0.06%5.97%5.25%4.13%
P/E RatioN/A25.2715.9229.93
Price / SalesN/A2,019.361,279.7591.55
Price / CashN/A60.1791.7824.44
Price / BookN/A1.376.584.67
Net IncomeN/A$265.53M$1.15B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-1.12%-0.20%-0.02%-0.38%
1 Month Performance-0.49%1.62%1.28%-0.30%
1 Year Performance9.62%12.46%18.85%26.83%

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BME
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
N/A$39.18
+0.4%		N/A+8.0%$0.00$77.54MN/AN/A
AOD
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund
N/A$10.52
+0.6%		N/A+22.0%$0.00$171.00MN/AN/A
AGD
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
N/A$12.59
-0.2%		N/A+20.6%$0.00$46.66MN/AN/A
AWP
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund
N/A$11.85
-0.3%		N/A-0.4%$0.00$6.99MN/AN/A
THQ
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
N/A$18.46
-0.1%		N/A0.0%$0.00-$113.75MN/A1,088

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This page (NYSE:BME) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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