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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) Competitors

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$38.62 +0.45 (+1.19%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:34 PM Eastern
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$38.46 -0.17 (-0.44%)
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BST vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, ACP, THW, AVK, AFB, FINS, ARDC, and BGH

Should you be buying BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Science and Technology 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), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (FINS), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), and Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust vs. Its Competitors

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE:BST) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Science and Technology TrustN/A N/A N/A
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%.

In the previous week, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust and 1 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.76 indicating that BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust$274.17MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BST vs. The Competition

MetricBlackRock Science and Technology TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$1.25B$6.18B$20.73B
Dividend Yield0.06%4.35%4.17%3.72%
P/E RatioN/A21.8113.2628.06
Price / SalesN/A2,406.261,781.0038.45
Price / CashN/A60.8149.7218.22
Price / BookN/A1.211.914.61
Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.23B$983.39M
7 Day Performance0.96%0.37%0.57%2.79%
1 Month Performance3.02%2.46%3.00%4.37%
1 Year Performance0.58%6.26%15.69%15.08%

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BST
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
N/A$38.62
+1.2%
N/A+0.6%$0.00$274.17M0.0017Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AGD
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
N/A$11.23
+0.2%
N/A+23.4%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews Coverage
AWP
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund
N/A$3.92
flat
N/A+3.7%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/A
THQ
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
N/A$18.34
-0.5%
N/A-9.7%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088News Coverage
ACP
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund
N/A$5.93
-0.2%
N/A-11.0%$0.00$79.30M0.00N/ANews Coverage
THW
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund
N/A$10.47
+0.9%
N/A-19.7%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/A
AVK
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
N/A$12.23
flat
N/A+2.2%$0.00$51.89M0.00N/ADividend Announcement
AFB
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund
N/A$10.36
-0.6%
N/A-7.2%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AEarnings Report
FINS
Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust
N/A$13.12
+0.3%
N/A+5.1%$0.00$40.39M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Dividend Announcement
ARDC
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
N/A$14.36
+0.1%
N/A-5.0%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/A
BGH
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
N/A$15.75
+0.1%
N/A+6.9%$0.00$44.14M0.00N/A

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