BME Blackrock Health Sciences Trust
Financial Services · Asset Management
44.62
+0.54%
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) is an Asset Management company operating within the Financial Services sector. It offers a current dividend yield of 7.43%. Based on Yield Theory, this yield suggests a fair valuation relative to its 5-year historical range, which saw a high of 8.19% and a low of 5.04%. The company's dividend safety status is currently marked as 'watch', and a rating score is not available in the provided data.
Dividend history
BME has a dividend increase streak of 1 year. The 3-year Dividend CAGR stands at 7.145%, and the 5-year CAGR is 5.549%. The company pays dividends monthly. Annual dividends paid were $5.16 in 2014, followed by a significant drop to $1.98 in 2015. From 2016 to 2021, the annual dividend was $2.40. In 2022, 2023, and 2024, the annual dividend was $2.556, with a projected dividend of $3.144 for 2025.
Dividend safety
The dividend payout ratio is 53.21% of earnings per share of $5.92, indicating that more than half of earnings are used for dividends. Despite this, the company's dividend safety status is 'watch'.
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