Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $17.98 -0.31 (-1.69%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.09 +0.11 (+0.61%) As of 02/21/2025 04:22 PM 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. 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 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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% Which has stronger 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 Is AGD or CSQ a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. 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 refer more to AGD or CSQ? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Neutral SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 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$1.23B$4.24B$9.15BDividend Yield0.08%4.47%4.22%3.85%P/E RatioN/A26.9916.0519.00Price / SalesN/A2,363.901,771.0676.30Price / CashN/A60.5748.8934.83Price / BookN/A1.153.404.62Net IncomeN/A$256.58M$1.27B$245.85M7 Day Performance-2.18%-0.32%-0.17%-2.68%1 Month Performance-2.55%0.63%1.82%-2.19%1 Year Performance13.37%10.14%14.57%12.84% 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$17.98-1.7%N/A+15.0%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.24+0.5%N/A+8.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.01-0.7%N/A+7.6%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.46-1.3%N/A+5.1%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Positive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.91-0.2%N/A-4.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.27-0.5%N/A+3.1%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.14flatN/A+2.1%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.52+0.5%N/A+12.4%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.31+0.3%N/A-3.7%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.49-0.6%N/A+1.0%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.84-0.4%N/A+2.4%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/APositive News 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWe recommended Palantir in 2021, now we’re recommending this...I believe it could offer you a MAJOR boost to your retirement. 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