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BME vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, ACP, 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 Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

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 finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%.

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$75.72MN/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 Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust N/A N/A N/A

Summary

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

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

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A N/A N/A
abrdn Global Premier Properties 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
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund$60.73MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%.

Summary

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust and abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

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

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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund-$28.02MN/AN/AN/AN/A

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

Summary

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

How does BlackRock Health Sciences Trust compare to Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund?

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) and Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE:ACP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Neutral
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund$85.32MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Health Sciences TrustN/A N/A N/A
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.4%.

Summary

Abrdn Income Credit Strategies 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 World Healthcare Fund?

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Abrdn World Healthcare 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 World Healthcare Fund$86.53MN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust$77.54MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Abrdn World Healthcare Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn World Healthcare Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust. Abrdn World Healthcare Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn World Healthcare Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%.

Summary

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

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BME vs. The Competition

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MetricBlackRock Health Sciences TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$5.59B$14.07B$24.20B
Dividend Yield0.06%7.40%5.89%3.69%
P/E RatioN/A38.1329.1529.10
Price / SalesN/A1,200.02503.1014.15
Price / CashN/A48.3030.2219.37
Price / BookN/A3.733.724.91
Net IncomeN/A$417.15M$1.31B$1.06B
7 Day Performance2.12%0.79%0.36%1.35%
1 Month Performance3.13%0.24%0.81%2.32%
1 Year Performance25.94%6.56%12.68%20.14%

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$44.38
+0.6%		N/A+24.9%$0.00$77.54MN/AN/A
AGD
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
N/A$12.13
+0.1%		N/A+7.4%$0.00$75.72MN/AN/A
AWP
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund
N/A$12.00
+0.2%		N/A+1.9%$0.00$60.73MN/AN/A
THQ
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
N/A$18.87
+0.6%		N/A+25.5%$0.00-$28.02MN/A1,088
ACP
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund
N/A$5.03
-0.7%		N/A-14.5%$0.00$85.32MN/AN/A

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This page (NYSE:BME) was last updated on 8/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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