BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

(NYSE:BME)

Latest On BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME):

Date/Time Type Description Signal Details
2024-08-15 06:11 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Aug 1, 2024. It will be paid Aug 30, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Aug 15, 2024.Neutral
2024-07-15 06:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jul 1, 2024. It will be paid Jul 31, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Jul 15, 2024.Neutral
2024-06-14 06:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jun 3, 2024. It will be paid Jun 28, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Jun 14, 2024.Neutral
2024-05-14 06:11 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on May 1, 2024. It will be paid May 31, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of May 14, 2024.Neutral
2024-04-12 06:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Apr 1, 2024. It will be paid Apr 30, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Apr 12, 2024.Neutral
2024-03-14 06:17 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Mar 1, 2024. It will be paid Mar 28, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 14, 2024.Neutral
2024-02-14 05:34 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Feb 1, 2024. It will be paid Feb 29, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 14, 2024.Neutral
2024-01-11 05:35 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jan 2, 2024. It will be paid Jan 31, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Jan 11, 2024.Neutral
2023-12-14 05:11 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Dec 5, 2023. It will be paid Dec 20, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 14, 2023.Neutral
2023-11-14 05:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Nov 1, 2023. It will be paid Nov 30, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Nov 14, 2023.Neutral
2023-10-13 06:09 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Oct 2, 2023. It will be paid Oct 31, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Oct 13, 2023.Neutral
2023-09-14 06:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Sep 1, 2023. It will be paid Sep 29, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Sep 14, 2023.Neutral
2023-08-14 06:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Aug 1, 2023. It will be paid Aug 31, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Aug 14, 2023.Neutral
2023-07-13 06:09 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jul 3, 2023. It will be paid Jul 31, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Jul 13, 2023.Neutral
2023-06-14 06:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jun 1, 2023. It will be paid Jun 30, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Jun 14, 2023.Neutral
2023-05-12 06:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on May 1, 2023. It will be paid May 31, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of May 12, 2023.Neutral
2023-04-14 21:12 ESTNewsBME: A Solid Healthcare Fund For The Long TermN/A
2023-04-13 06:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Apr 3, 2023. It will be paid Apr 28, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Apr 13, 2023.Neutral
2023-03-14 06:11 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Mar 1, 2023. It will be paid Mar 31, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 14, 2023.Neutral
2023-02-14 05:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Feb 1, 2023. It will be paid Feb 28, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 14, 2023.Neutral
2023-02-11 11:47 ESTNewsBME: Solid High Yielding Healthcare CEFN/A
2023-02-10 22:53 ESTNewsBME: Well-Positioned Healthcare CEF For Monthly IncomeN/A
2023-01-12 05:09 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jan 3, 2023. It will be paid Jan 31, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Jan 12, 2023.Neutral
2022-12-15 05:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Dec 6, 2022. It will be paid Dec 30, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 15, 2022.Neutral
2022-12-01 23:43 ESTNewsBME: Steady Distributions From This Healthcare FundN/A
2022-11-14 05:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Nov 1, 2022. It will be paid Nov 30, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Nov 14, 2022.Neutral
2022-11-11 23:25 ESTNewsBlackRock Health Sciences Trust goes ex-dividend on MondayN/A
2022-10-13 06:16 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Oct 3, 2022. It will be paid Oct 31, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Oct 13, 2022.Neutral
2022-09-21 20:09 ESTNewsBME: Overpriced Health-Care CEF, Paltry 6% YieldN/A
2022-09-14 06:11 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Sep 1, 2022. It will be paid Sep 30, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Sep 14, 2022.Neutral
2022-08-12 06:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Aug 1, 2022. It will be paid Aug 31, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Aug 12, 2022.Neutral
2022-07-27 01:20 ESTNewsBME And BMEZ: 2 Quite Different ChoicesN/A
2022-07-14 06:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jul 1, 2022. It will be paid Jul 29, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Jul 14, 2022.Neutral
2022-06-14 06:09 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jun 1, 2022. It will be paid Jun 30, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Jun 14, 2022.Neutral
2022-05-13 06:11 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on May 2, 2022. It will be paid May 31, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of May 13, 2022.Neutral
2022-05-13 05:47 ESTNewsBlackRock Health Sciences Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrowN/A
2022-04-24 08:19 ESTNewsBME: Good Times, Bad Times, A Fund For All TimesN/A
2022-04-13 06:08 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Apr 1, 2022. It will be paid Apr 29, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Apr 13, 2022.Neutral
2022-03-14 06:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Mar 1, 2022. It will be paid Mar 31, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 14, 2022.Neutral
2022-03-03 23:34 ESTNewsBME: High Concentration In Large Cap Led To Huge DownfallN/A
2022-02-14 05:10 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Feb 1, 2022. It will be paid Feb 28, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 14, 2022.Neutral
2022-01-13 05:11 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Jan 3, 2022. It will be paid Jan 31, 2022 with an ex-dividend date of Jan 13, 2022.Neutral
2021-12-24 21:34 ESTNewsBMEZ: We Own BME, But Here's Why We're Buying BlackRock Health Sciences Trust IIN/A
2021-12-16 05:14 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Dec 6, 2021. It will be paid Dec 31, 2021 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 16, 2021.Neutral
2021-12-15 03:56 ESTNewsBME: High Yield And Strong Growth From HealthcareN/A
2021-11-12 05:12 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Nov 1, 2021. It will be paid Nov 30, 2021 with an ex-dividend date of Nov 12, 2021.Neutral
2021-11-05 19:20 ESTNewsBlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividendN/A
2021-10-14 06:15 ESTDividendA dividend of $0.21 has been announced on Oct 1, 2021. It will be paid Oct 29, 2021 with an ex-dividend date of Oct 14, 2021.Neutral
2021-10-04 20:31 ESTNewsBlackRock Health Sciences Trust raises dividend by ~7%N/A
2021-09-24 20:13 ESTNewsBME: Defensive Healthcare Exposure With A Distribution Yield Of ~5%N/A

About BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME):

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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General

  • Name BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
  • Symbol BME
  • Type Common Stock
  • Exchange NYSE
  • Currency USD
  • Country USA
  • SectorFinancial Services
  • IndustryAsset Management
  • Fiscal Year EndOctober
  • IPO Date2005-03-29
  • Web URLhttp://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240227
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Valuation

  • Trailing PE 6.85
  • Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) 9.81
  • Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) 1.15
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Financials

  • Most Recent Quarter 2020-10-31
  • Profit Margin 1518%
  • Operating Margin 1%
  • Return on Equity 16%
  • Revenue 5.24 million
  • Earnings Per Share $6.66
  • Revenue Per Share $0.44
  • Gross Profit 5.24 million
  • Quarterly Earnings Growth 4.4%
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ESG Rating

  • Rating Date 2019-01-01
  • ESG Score 31.78
  • Environment Score 8.64
  • Social Score 19.67
  • Governance Score 15.73
  • Controversy Level 0
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Highlights

  • Market Capitalization 544.95 million
  • Book Value Per Share $45.66
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Share Statistics

  • Shares Outstanding 11.52 million
  • % Held by Insiders 507%
  • % Held by Institutions 16.35%
  • Shares Short 3723
  • Shares Short Prior Month 34698
  • Short Ratio 0.1
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Technicals

  • Beta 0.81
  • 52 Week High $50.51
  • 52 Week Low $25.56
  • 50 Day Moving Average 47.15
  • 200 Day Moving Average 45.75
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Dividends

  • Forward Annual Dividend Rate $2.4
  • Forward Annual Dividend Yield 5.23%
  • Payout Ratio 13%
  • Dividend Date 2019-01-31
  • ExDividend Date 2021-03-12
  • Dividend Per Share $2.4
  • Dividend Yield 5.86%
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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Dividend Calendar:

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.4 per share, with a dividend yield of 5.86%.
BME's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on January 31, 2019.
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust pays out 13% of its earnings out as a dividend.

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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Earnings History:

Companies typically report earnings on both a quarterly and annual basis. Earnings reported that deviate from analysts' expectations can have a large impact on a stock's price.


Quarter Date Report Date Actual Revenue Reported EPS EPS Estimate Deviation from Estimate
2020-10-312020-12-31$N/A$2.88$0.00
2020-07-312020-09-30$N/A$2.88$0.00
2020-04-302020-06-30$N/A$0.46$0.00
2020-01-312020-03-31$N/A$0.46$0.00
2019-10-312019-12-31$1.18 million$2.04$0.00
2019-07-312019-09-30$1.18 million$2.04$0.00
2019-04-302019-06-30$1.29 million$1.69$0.00
2019-01-312019-03-31$N/A$1.69$0.00
2018-10-312018-12-31$-2219644$0.18$0.00
2018-07-312018-09-30$-1157609$0.18$0.00
2018-04-302018-06-30$N/A$1.01$0.00
2018-01-312018-03-31$N/A$1.01$0.00
2017-10-312017-12-31$-1823642$0.80$0.00
2017-07-312017-09-30$923906$0.80$0.00
2017-04-302017-06-30$N/A$2.53$0.00
2017-01-312017-03-31$N/A$2.53$0.00
2016-10-312016-12-31$N/A-$0.39$0.00
2016-07-312016-09-30$N/A-$0.39$0.00
2016-04-302016-06-30$N/A-$0.58$0.00
2016-01-312016-03-31$N/A-$0.58$0.00
2015-10-312015-12-31$N/A-$0.68$0.00
2015-07-312015-09-30$N/A-$0.68$0.00
2015-04-302015-06-30$N/A$2.83$0.00
2015-01-312015-03-31$N/A$2.83$0.00
2014-07-312014-10-31$N/A$3.17$0.00
2014-04-302014-07-31$N/A$3.17$0.00
2014-01-312014-04-30$N/A$1.39$0.00
2013-10-312014-01-31$N/A$1.39$0.00
2013-07-312013-10-31$N/A$1.85$0.00
2013-04-302013-07-31$N/A$1.85$0.00
2013-01-312013-04-30$N/A$2.63$0.00
2012-10-312013-01-31$N/A$2.63$0.00
2012-07-312012-10-31$N/A$0.73$0.00
2012-04-302012-07-31$N/A$0.73$0.00
2012-01-312012-04-30$N/A$1.36$0.00
2011-10-312012-01-31$N/A$1.36$0.00
2011-07-312011-10-31$N/A-$1.20$0.00
2011-04-302011-07-31$N/A-$1.20$0.00
2011-01-312011-04-30$N/A$2.05$0.00
2010-10-312011-01-31$N/A$2.05$0.00

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Company Financial Statements:

Financial statements are reports prepared by a company's management to present their financial performance and position at a point in time. A general-purpose set of financial statements usually includes a balance sheet, income statements, and statement of cash flows.

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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) News:

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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Options:

A stock option is a contract between two parties in which the stock option buyer (holder) purchases the right (but not the obligation) to buy/sell 100 shares of an underlying stock at a predetermined price from/to the option seller (writer) within a fixed period of time.

Expiration Date Strike Last Price Type Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility In The Money Change Change Percent

Latest BME Trades:

Date Shares Price
Jun 13, 2022 7:36 PM EST2$40.65
Jun 13, 2022 7:42 PM EST100$40.4
Jun 13, 2022 7:43 PM EST3$40.54
Jun 13, 2022 7:43 PM EST7$40.54
Jun 13, 2022 7:44 PM EST100$40.57

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) SEC Filings:

An SEC filing is a financial statement or other formal document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Public companies, certain insiders, and broker-dealers are required to make regular SEC filings.

Date Form Type Form Name Link
2020-02-044Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000089924320002971/0000899243-20-002971-index.htm
2020-02-044Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000089924320003052/0000899243-20-003052-index.htm
2020-02-044Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000089924320003104/0000899243-20-003104-index.htm
2020-06-183Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000089924320017047/0000899243-20-017047-index.htm
2020-06-183Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000089924320017123/0000899243-20-017123-index.htm
2019-03-08N-CSRCertified Shareholder Reporthttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519068469/0001193125-19-068469-index.htm
2019-03-08N-2Registration statement for closed-end investment companieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519069136/0001193125-19-069136-index.htm
2019-04-19CORRESPCorrespondencehttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519112206/0001193125-19-112206-index.htm
2019-04-19N-2/ARegistration statement for closed-end investment companieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519112209/0001193125-19-112209-index.htm
2019-04-24CORRESPCorrespondencehttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519116833/0001193125-19-116833-index.htm
2019-04-29497Definitive materialshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519124829/0001193125-19-124829-index.htm
2019-06-11DEF 14AOther definitive proxy statementshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519170307/0001193125-19-170307-index.htm
2019-06-2140-17GFidelity Bond [Rule 17G-1(g)]https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519178980/0001193125-19-178980-index.htm
2019-08-29N-PXAnnual Report of proxy voting record of management investment companieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519233444/0001193125-19-233444-index.htm
2019-09-03N-CSRSCertified Shareholder Report, Semi-Annualhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519236247/0001193125-19-236247-index.htm
2019-11-27497Definitive materialshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312519302495/0001193125-19-302495-index.htm
2020-03-06N-CSRCertified Shareholder Reporthttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520064488/0001193125-20-064488-index.htm
2020-03-10497Definitive materialshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520068842/0001193125-20-068842-index.htm
2020-03-26497Definitive materialshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520086612/0001193125-20-086612-index.htm
2020-04-27486BPOSPost-effective amendment [Rule 485(b)]https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520121006/0001193125-20-121006-index.htm
2020-04-30497Definitive materialshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520128380/0001193125-20-128380-index.htm
2020-06-01497Definitive materialshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520156664/0001193125-20-156664-index.htm
2020-06-03497Definitive materialshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520159700/0001193125-20-159700-index.htm
2020-06-09DEF 14AOther definitive proxy statementshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520164697/0001193125-20-164697-index.htm
2020-08-27N-PXAnnual Report of proxy voting record of management investment companieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520232385/0001193125-20-232385-index.htm
2020-08-27424B3Prospectus [Rule 424(b)(3)]https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520233174/0001193125-20-233174-index.htm
2020-09-04N-CSRSCertified Shareholder Report, Semi-Annualhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520239752/0001193125-20-239752-index.htm
2020-10-2340-17GFidelity Bond [Rule 17G-1(g)]https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000119312520275303/0001193125-20-275303-index.htm
2019-02-044Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000120919119007041/0001209191-19-007041-index.htm
2019-02-044Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000120919119007082/0001209191-19-007082-index.htm
2020-01-22SC 13G/AStatement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individualshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000144554620000244/0001445546-20-000244-index.htm
2019-02-13SC 13G/AStatement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individualshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000156761919003623/0001567619-19-003623-index.htm
2019-07-024Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securitieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000156761919014261/0001567619-19-014261-index.htm
2020-02-05SC 13GStatement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individualshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000172945720000003/0001729457-20-000003-index.htm
2019-03-18N-CENAnnual Report for Registered Investment Companieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000175272419011696/0001752724-19-011696-index.htm
2019-05-29NPORT-EXPortfolio Holdings Exhibit to Form N-PORThttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000175272419047608/0001752724-19-047608-index.htm
2019-11-27NPORT-PMonthly Portfolio Investments Report on Form N-PORT (Public)https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000175272419182631/0001752724-19-182631-index.htm
2020-02-27NPORT-PMonthly Portfolio Investments Report on Form N-PORT (Public)https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000175272420037929/0001752724-20-037929-index.htm
2020-03-13N-CENAnnual Report for Registered Investment Companieshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000175272420049299/0001752724-20-049299-index.htm
2020-06-01NPORT-PMonthly Portfolio Investments Report on Form N-PORT (Public)https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000175272420112137/0001752724-20-112137-index.htm
2020-08-27NPORT-PMonthly Portfolio Investments Report on Form N-PORT (Public)https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/000175272420176139/0001752724-20-176139-index.htm
2019-04-26EFFECTNotice of Effectivenesshttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314966/999999999519000853/9999999995-19-000853-index.htm