BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) Competitors $38.00 -0.72 (-1.86%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BST vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, ACP, THW, AVK, AFB, FINS, ARDC, and BGHShould 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. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE:BST) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Does the media prefer AGD or BST? In the previous week, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust had 6 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust and 0 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AGD or BST? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Science and Technology Trust$269.79MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or BST a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Is AGD or BST more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Science and Technology Trust N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGD or BST? BlackRock Science and Technology Trust received 49 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave BlackRock Science and Technology Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% BlackRock Science and Technology TrustOutperform Votes15762.30% Underperform Votes9537.70% SummaryBlackRock Science and Technology Trust beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock Science and Technology Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Science and Technology TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.23B$4.24B$20.31BDividend Yield0.06%4.47%4.22%3.64%P/E RatioN/A26.9916.0534.71Price / SalesN/A2,363.901,771.0615.49Price / CashN/A60.5748.8920.26Price / BookN/A1.153.404.80Net IncomeN/A$256.58M$1.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.35%-0.32%-0.17%-1.07%1 Month Performance-1.67%0.63%1.82%-1.11%1 Year Performance4.51%10.14%14.57%13.69% BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BSTBlackRock Science and Technology TrustN/A$37.99-1.9%N/A+4.9%$0.00$269.79M0.0017Insider TradeNews CoverageAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.42+0.7%N/A+8.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.04+0.1%N/A+7.6%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.47-0.2%N/A+5.1%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Positive NewsACPAbrdn Income Credit Strategies FundN/A$6.19+0.2%N/A-9.6%$0.00$79.30M0.00N/ATHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.89+0.2%N/A-4.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.29-0.4%N/A+3.1%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.13+0.6%N/A+2.1%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AFINSAngel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term TrustN/A$13.34-0.8%N/A+9.7%$0.00$32.86M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.16-0.5%N/A+12.4%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ABGHBarings Global Short Duration High Yield FundN/A$15.88-0.1%N/A+14.2%$0.00$52.04M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Alternatives Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BST) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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