# BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust of Beneficial Interest (BSTZ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $26.12, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 1.7×** (5-yr avg 4.2×, 3-yr avg 4.2×). BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust of Beneficial Interest trades at 1.7× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 4.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 5.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.7×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 48.9%** (5-yr avg 29.7%). Free cash flow equals 48.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 29.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 57.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 57.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.4%**. 99.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 18.3%**. 18.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 17.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.9% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 15.3%**. Revenue grew 15.3% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 24.7%**. Earnings per share rose 24.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 68.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 68.4% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.47%** ($1.95 per share, trailing). BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust of Beneficial Interest yields 7.47%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 49%** (17% of free cash flow). 49% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 17.7%/yr** (1-yr 39.6%). The dividend has compounded at 17.7% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 47.8%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 47.8% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 23.6%** (YTD 21.6%, 3-mo -9.3%). The shares are up 23.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.1%** (26.2% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 34**. An RSI of 34 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.63** (volatility 31%). Beta of 1.63 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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