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

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust's stock was trading at $29.55 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BST stock has decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $29.45. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust declared a monthly dividend on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.166 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $1.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. View BlackRock Science & Technology Trust's dividend history.

Media stories about BST stock have been trending very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutBlackRock Science & Technology Trust.

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 15,500 shares, an increase of 474.1% from the February 27th total of 2,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 114,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View BlackRock Science & Technology Trust's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BlackRock Science & Technology Trust investors own include Apollo Investment (AINV), Inseego (INSG), Alibaba Group (BABA), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Netflix (NFLX), Starbucks (SBUX) and New Residential Investment (NRZ).

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

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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of BST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.45.

The official website for BlackRock Science & Technology Trust is http://www.blackrock.com/.

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust's mailing address is 100 Bellevue Pkwy, WILMINGTON, DE 19809-3700, United States. The company can be reached via phone at 302-797-2000.