Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH)Financial Services | Asset Management | Philadelphia, United States | NYSE
19.55 USD
-0.19
(-0.963%) ⇩
(April 22, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | April 18, 2026, 11:22 p.m. EDT
High-conviction short-term bearish signal driven by unsustainable dividend payout ratio (139%), deteriorating operational margins, and mean-reversion pressure despite recent price momentum. While the recent 3-week price rally shows technical strength, the underlying fundamentals (negative operating margins, revenue contraction, and return on assets near zero) suggest a wealth destruction trap that outweighs technical momentum, making it a likely destination for downside risk in the near term. Long-term remains neutral to slightly bearish due to balance sheet strain and growth decay, but the dividend yield of 12.75% is a premium the market cannot sustain given the 139% payout ratio, indicating imminent danger to the investment thesis. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.028068 |
| MSTL | 0.028656 |
| AutoTheta | 0.039348 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.063884 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 56% |
| H-stat | 2.45 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.703 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.52 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-19 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-19 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.136 |
| Market Cap | 1,118,108,160 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.14 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| Profit Margins | 1309.02% |
| Previous Name | Tekla Healthcare Investors |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.19% | 13.52% | 14.45% | 14.00% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | 0.630 | 3.188259 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.570 | 3.175534 |
| 2025-08-22 | 0.510 | 3.313974 |
| 2025-05-22 | 0.540 | 3.839154 |
| 2025-02-21 | 0.570 | 3.672690 |
| 2024-11-21 | 0.620 | 4.231885 |
| 2024-08-23 | 0.590 | 3.777364 |
| 2024-05-22 | 0.590 | 4.396931 |
| 2024-02-21 | 0.480 | 3.663955 |
| 2023-11-21 | 0.380 | 3.437828 |
| 2023-08-24 | 0.400 | 3.325136 |
| 2023-05-24 | 0.400 | 3.312681 |
| 2023-02-24 | 0.420 | 3.350180 |
| 2022-11-23 | 0.390 | 3.078200 |
| 2022-08-25 | 0.400 | 3.024518 |
| 2022-05-26 | 0.440 | 3.434396 |
| 2022-02-24 | 0.480 | 3.805045 |
| 2021-11-23 | 0.510 | 3.378014 |
| 2021-08-26 | 0.520 | 3.154728 |
| 2021-05-27 | 0.500 | 3.427879 |
| 2021-02-25 | 0.510 | 3.482660 |
| 2020-12-30 | 0.050 | 0.369525 |
| 2020-11-25 | 0.480 | 3.841317 |
| 2020-08-27 | 0.490 | 4.170710 |
| 2020-05-28 | 0.410 | 3.543259 |
| 2020-02-27 | 0.470 | 4.479522 |
| 2019-11-26 | 0.410 | 3.799524 |
| 2019-08-27 | 0.450 | 4.652819 |
| 2019-05-30 | 0.450 | 4.662548 |
| 2019-02-27 | 0.410 | 3.990970 |
| 2018-11-27 | 0.510 | 5.194868 |
| 2018-08-27 | 0.470 | 4.342948 |
| 2018-05-31 | 0.470 | 4.785117 |
| 2018-02-27 | 0.480 | 4.659818 |
| 2017-11-27 | 0.520 | 5.293738 |
| 2017-08-24 | 0.510 | 4.892433 |
| 2017-05-30 | 0.500 | 4.874243 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.450 | 4.560535 |
| 2016-11-23 | 0.500 | 5.301761 |
| 2016-08-25 | 0.470 | 4.635929 |
| 2016-05-24 | 0.490 | 5.002526 |
| 2016-02-26 | 0.610 | 6.821834 |
| 2015-12-28 | 0.940 | 8.469920 |
| 2015-11-23 | 0.590 | 5.165952 |
| 2015-08-26 | 0.710 | 6.161036 |
| 2015-05-22 | 0.680 | 5.442627 |
| 2015-02-26 | 0.630 | 5.204897 |
| 2014-11-24 | 0.590 | 5.492897 |
| 2014-08-27 | 0.560 | 5.992001 |
| 2014-05-23 | 0.540 | 5.669625 |
| 2014-02-27 | 0.530 | 5.422425 |
| 2013-11-25 | 0.500 | 6.166795 |
| 2013-08-27 | 0.440 | 6.338872 |
| 2013-05-23 | 0.420 | 6.199926 |
| 2013-02-27 | 0.370 | 6.457512 |
| 2012-11-19 | 0.380 | 7.572706 |
| 2012-08-20 | 0.360 | 7.340551 |
| 2012-05-21 | 0.360 | 8.034963 |
| 2012-02-17 | 0.310 | 7.290272 |
| 2011-11-17 | 0.290 | 8.130090 |
| 2011-08-19 | 0.340 | 10.247198 |
| 2011-05-20 | 0.320 | 8.074097 |
| 2011-02-16 | 0.310 | 8.651343 |
| 2010-11-18 | 0.290 | 9.461352 |
| 2010-08-19 | 0.170 | 6.348820 |
| 2010-05-20 | 0.200 | 7.383459 |
| 2009-05-20 | 0.250 | 10.469957 |
| 2009-02-20 | 0.270 | 11.082934 |
| 2009-02-18 | 0.270 | 11.116470 |
| 2008-11-21 | 0.330 | 17.282636 |
| 2008-11-19 | 0.330 | 15.850255 |
| 2008-08-22 | 0.330 | 10.421948 |
| 2008-08-20 | 0.330 | 10.471700 |
| 2008-05-23 | 0.340 | 11.810381 |
| 2008-05-21 | 0.340 | 12.050493 |
| 2008-02-20 | 0.380 | 12.864011 |
| 2007-11-19 | 0.380 | 13.119496 |
| 2007-08-20 | 0.370 | 12.620977 |
| 2007-05-23 | 0.360 | 11.899875 |
| 2007-02-20 | 0.350 | 11.649414 |
| 2006-11-17 | 0.360 | 13.268901 |
| 2006-09-06 | 0.340 | 12.569879 |
| 2006-06-07 | 0.390 | 14.550760 |
| 2006-02-16 | 0.370 | 12.778842 |
| 2005-11-17 | 0.510 | 18.712594 |
| 2005-08-18 | 0.360 | 13.153260 |
| 2005-05-24 | 0.350 | 13.599344 |
| 2005-02-17 | 0.370 | 14.677367 |
| 2004-11-18 | 0.360 | 13.895405 |
| 2004-08-18 | 0.381 | 16.629835 |
| 2004-05-21 | 0.420 | 15.030112 |
| 2004-02-18 | 0.390 | 14.299634 |
| 2003-11-24 | 0.610 | 25.970720 |
| 2003-08-07 | 0.390 | 18.341777 |
| 2003-05-15 | 0.330 | 16.551827 |
| 2003-02-18 | 0.350 | 20.123443 |
| 2002-11-20 | 1.100 | 62.612325 |
| 2002-08-07 | 0.410 | 25.062377 |
| 2002-05-21 | 0.510 | 23.581799 |
| 2002-02-15 | 0.610 | 26.533633 |
| 2001-11-16 | 1.650 | 65.355968 |
| 2001-08-07 | 0.660 | 27.286407 |
| 2001-05-08 | 0.530 | 23.960456 |
| 2001-02-14 | 0.640 | 28.463431 |
| 2000-11-20 | 2.950 | 130.415790 |
| 2000-08-21 | 0.850 | 34.636563 |
| 2000-05-19 | 0.740 | 38.150042 |
| 2000-02-17 | 0.550 | 18.551110 |
| 1999-11-16 | 1.330 | 116.658422 |
| 1998-11-20 | 0.280 | 28.872287 |
| 1997-11-19 | 1.070 | 100.690168 |
| 1996-11-14 | 4.490 | 457.558083 |
| 1995-11-21 | 1.220 | 148.913802 |
| 1991-12-19 | 0.960 | 90.449074 |
| 1988-12-21 | 0.005 | 1.892360 |
| 1987-12-21 | 0.020 | 8.436491 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.21202731 |
| Address1 | 1,900 Market Street |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 41.0 |
| All Time Low | 4.25 |
| Ask | 19.6 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 147,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 173,132 |
| Average Volume | 173,132 |
| Average Volume10Days | 147,030 |
| Beta | 0.726 |
| Bid | 19.44 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 19.705 |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,388,448,000 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 19.55 |
| Current Ratio | 0.766 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 19.89 |
| Day Low | 19.48 |
| Dividend Date | 1,546,214,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.52 |
| Dividend Yield | 12.89 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.911 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.035 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 144.056 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,085,226,752 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.61 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,771,545,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.8464 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.70359993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.037333388 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 21.202732 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 20.46 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.90999985 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.044477023 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.09 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.459999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2955599 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.09 - 20.46 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 546,183,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 10.56 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 7,533,359 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.000020000001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.23 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,192,236 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,771,545,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.63 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Abrdn Healthcare Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector, including the biotechnology, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals industries. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on factors such as current or anticipated market position for services or products, experienced business management, recognized technological expertise, and the ability either to generate funds internally to finance growth or to secure outside sources of capital to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, the S&P 500 Index, and the S&P 1500 Healthcare Index. Abrdn Healthcare Investors was formed on October 31, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States. |
| Long Name | Abrdn Healthcare Investors |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,118,108,160 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_353071 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,759,190,400 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-21 |
| Net Income To Common | 98,613,280 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,118,108,213 |
| Open | 19.88 |
| Operating Margins | -0.88141996 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.3913001 |
| Phone | 215 405 5700 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.010000229 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.05115207 |
| Pre Market Price | 19.56 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,933,886 |
| Prev Name | Tekla Healthcare Investors |
| Previous Close | 19.74 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.9921339 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 148.42093 |
| Profit Margins | 13.09021 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.744 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.190001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.962515 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.89 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 19.48 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 19.48 - 19.89 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.88 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.74 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.55 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,888,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 109,184 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0018600001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09159 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.487 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.136 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.30140376 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,192,236 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0011 |
| Shares Short | 77,130 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 101,941 |
| Short Name | Tekla Healthcare Investors |
| Short Ratio | 0.63 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | PA |
| Symbol | HQH |
| Total Cash | 59 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.0 |
| Total Debt | 0 |
| Total Revenue | 7,533,359 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.24 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.11347518 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.61 |
| Trailing P E | 12.142857 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.1604 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.3895988 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.07651807 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 109,184 |
| Zip | 19,103 |