NYSE:BST - BlackRock Science & Technology Trust Stock Price, News, & Analysis

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BST."

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust announced a monthly dividend on Monday, February 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Thursday, February 28th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 14th. View BlackRock Science & Technology Trust's Dividend History.

Media headlines about BST stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BlackRock Science & Technology Trust earned a media sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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BlackRock Science & Technology Trust's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of America Corp DE (0.00%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.00%), Raymond James & Associates (0.00%), Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.00%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.00%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own BlackRock Science & Technology Trust stock include Henry Gabbay, Kyle Mcclements and Richard Cavanagh. View Institutional Ownership Trends for BlackRock Science & Technology Trust.

BST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE, First Trust Advisors LP, Advisors Asset Management Inc., American Financial Network Advisory Services LLC, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., Spectrum Management Group Inc., Private Advisor Group LLC and Advisor Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for BlackRock Science & Technology Trust.

BST stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, RMB Capital Management LLC, FDx Advisors Inc., Hilltop Holdings Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Stifel Financial Corp and Quad Cities Investment Group LLC. Company insiders that have bought BlackRock Science & Technology Trust stock in the last two years include Henry Gabbay and Richard Cavanagh. View Insider Buying and Selling for BlackRock Science & Technology Trust.

Shares of BST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.07.

The official website for BlackRock Science & Technology Trust is https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/270141/blackrock-science-and-technology-trust-fund.