Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $18.14 +0.20 (+1.11%) Closing price 01/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.40 -0.74 (-4.08%) As of 08:50 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CSQ vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is AGD or CSQ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund N/A N/A N/A Is AGD or CSQ a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Does the media favor AGD or CSQ? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of -0.09 beat Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Negative Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AGD or CSQ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/ACalamos Strategic Total Return Fund$863.77MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGD or CSQ? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 24 more outperform votes than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.16% of users gave Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Calamos Strategic Total Return FundOutperform Votes8463.16% Underperform Votes4936.84% SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CSQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCalamos Strategic Total Return FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.11B$3.85B$9.11BDividend Yield0.08%4.65%4.43%4.00%P/E RatioN/A809.04427.6713.22Price / SalesN/A1,493.912,522.4476.05Price / CashN/A66.0853.1732.90Price / BookN/A1.171.904.58Net IncomeN/A$61.96M$440.86M$224.84M7 Day Performance3.24%1.75%2.88%2.37%1 Month Performance1.57%1.93%5.07%4.40%1 Year Performance20.29%10.87%14.67%20.11% Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.14+1.1%N/A+20.3%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/ANegative NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.86+0.3%N/A+10.2%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/APositive NewsAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.73-1.2%N/A+8.0%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/APositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$19.43+1.5%N/A+7.5%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.47+1.2%N/A-8.4%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.82+0.4%N/A+7.2%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.67-0.4%N/A+3.3%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.91-1.3%N/A+11.6%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.18-0.4%N/A-2.1%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.14-0.6%N/A-1.2%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.73-0.7%N/A+4.3%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSQ) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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