BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.47%.
Key information
6.5%
Dividend yield
178%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 2.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Earnings per share | US$1.59 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
No updates
Recent updates
BME: Trading At A Historical Discount To NAV
Apr 05BME: Historically One Of The Best Times For Entry
Nov 28BME: BlackRock's Health Sciences Fund Is A Solid Alternative To Pricey THW
Sep 17BME Offers A Good Mix Of High Yield And Market-Beating Total Returns
Jul 03BME: Well-Positioned Healthcare CEF For Monthly Income
Feb 10BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Dec 12BlackRock Health Sciences Trust goes ex-dividend on Monday
Nov 11BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Oct 06BME: Overpriced Health-Care CEF, Paltry 6% Yield
Sep 21BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Aug 05BME And BMEZ: 2 Quite Different Choices
Jul 26BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.213 dividend
Jul 05BME: Good Times, Bad Times, A Fund For All Times
Apr 24BME: High Concentration In Large Cap Led To Huge Downfall
Mar 03BMEZ: We Own BME, But Here's Why We're Buying BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II
Dec 24BME: High Yield And Strong Growth From Healthcare
Dec 14BlackRock Health Sciences: Clever Options Strategies And Asset Allocation
Sep 19Evaluating CEFs: BME Offers Good Income In A Hot Sector
Jun 18BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
May 07BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Feb 04BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Jan 05BME: Monthly Dividends Plus Growth
Dec 15BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Dec 04BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend
Nov 03Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: BME's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BME's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BME) | 6.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (BME) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: BME's dividend (6.47%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).
High Dividend: BME's dividend (6.47%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.82%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (178.1%), BME's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (100.3%), BME's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.