Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (NASDAQ:CCD) and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media prefer CCD or CSQ?

In the previous week, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund and Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's score of 1.89 indicating that Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund	Very Positive
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	Very Positive

Is CCD or CSQ more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is CCD or CSQ a better dividend stock?

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCD or CSQ?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund	$31.70M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	$280.21M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.