BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a small closed-end fund with a 7.2% distribution and an attractive valuation versus peers, but it has no earnings data, a 0/9 Piotroski score and quality below the 4.0 floor, so the case rests on income and a pullback within an uptrend.
Thesis pillars
- Attractive Peer Valuation→Stable
- High Distribution Yield→Stable
- Uptrend Pullback Entry↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Nov 1, 2026
BlackRock Science and Technolog (BSTZ) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Asset Management
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.57: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.57: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
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2 floor-breakers·2 ceiling hits
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Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.57: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $24.74. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Resistance target: $30.06 (+17.6% upside). Prior stop was $24.74. Stop-loss: $24.74.
Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0).
BlackRock Science and Technolog trades at a P/E of 1.7 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 10.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
What does BlackRock Science and Technolog do?BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund...
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the science and technology sectors. It primarily invests in growth stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust was formed in June 2019 and is domiciled in the United States.