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BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) Stock Analysis

BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

BMEZ

$16.97

+$0.03 (+0.18%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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BMEZ Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $16.94
Previous Close: $16.94
Day's Range: 16.85–17.00
52-Week Range: 13.70–17.25
Volume: 140.70K

Valuation

Market Cap: $1.06B
P/E Ratio: 5.01
EPS (ttm): 3.39

Financials (FY)

Profit margin: 0.00%
Shares Outstanding: 62.50M
1-Year Return: +28.25%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.32+7.79%
Ex-Dividend Date: September 15, 2026
Avg Volume: 155.20K

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BMEZ Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

+48.77%−5.76%−32.65%+5.07%+9.54%+18.69%+18.83%

2020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+18.83%
2025	+18.69%
2024	+9.54%
2023	+5.07%
2022	−32.65%
2021	−5.76%
2020	+48.77%

As of September 4, 2026.

BMEZ Dividend History

’20’21’22’23’24’25’26*

$1.87+10.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.88	8	—
2025	$1.87	12	+10.7%
2024	$1.69	12	+6.8%
2023	$1.58	12	−9.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.88	8	—
2025	$1.87	12	+10.7%
2024	$1.69	12	+6.8%
2023	$1.58	12	−9.0%
2022	$1.74	12	+1.6%
2021	$1.71	12	+90.2%
2020	$0.90	9	—

Most recent payment: $0.11 per share, ex-dividend August 14, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BMEZ Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 561 stocks

Metric	BMEZ	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	5.01	10.34	52% below
Profit margin	0.00%	24.09%	24.1 pts below

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) at $1.06B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The 52-week range on file runs from $13.70 to $17.25. The most recent close on file for BMEZ is $16.97, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.18%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 23.87% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Profit margin runs at 0%. That is 24.1 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 3.39.

Valuation Assessment

BMEZ trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 5.01. That is 51.55% below the Asset Management median of 10.34. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 20.68%. The trailing one-year price return is +28.25%. Measured over 5 years, that is −0.87% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 7.79% on the latest price. That is 0.3 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. The indicated annual rate is $1.32 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 15, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 7 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.88 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.87 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2020 returned +48.77% and 2022 returned −32.65%. Of the 6 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is +18.83%.

Peer Comparison

BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization: