BME Blackrock Health Sciences Trust
Financial Services · Asset Management
44.01
-1.59%
About the company
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the health sciences and related sectors, which include businesses involved in researching, developing, producing, distributing or delivering medical, dental, optical, pharmaceutical or biotechnology products, supplies, equipment, or services. It also invests through equity derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 3000 Healthcare Index. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust was formed on March 31, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.
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Dividend deep dive
Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME), operating in the Asset Management industry within the Financial Services sector, offers a current dividend yield of 7.17%. This is above its 5-year average yield of 6.35% but below its 5-year high of 8.19%. The company has an overall rating score of 9.0. Its momentum score of 7.0 indicates a positive price trend, and a value score of 8.3 suggests the company may be undervalued, further supported by a "cheap" margin of safety status.
Dividend history
Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME) currently has a dividend increase streak of 1 year. The dividend's Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over the last three years is 7.15%, and the five-year CAGR is 5.55%. Annual dividends per share have varied, with $5.16 in 2014, $1.98 in 2015, and $2.40 from 2016 through 2021. More recently, dividends were $2.556 in 2022 and 2023, with a projected increase to $3.144 in 2025. Dividends are distributed monthly.
Dividend safety
The dividend safety status for Blackrock Health Sciences Trust is currently rated as "watch". The payout ratio is 39.08%, which suggests the dividend is well-covered by earnings. The company maintains a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.157.
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