Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $17.05 -0.28 (-1.62%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.06 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 04:29 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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 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% Is AGD or CSQ a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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 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 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$1.20B$5.34B$8.38BDividend Yield0.08%4.41%4.18%4.10%P/E RatioN/A21.7612.7619.71Price / SalesN/A2,409.521,770.92116.98Price / CashN/A60.4649.7134.62Price / BookN/A1.151.344.50Net IncomeN/A$263.32M$1.22B$248.18M7 Day Performance-0.76%14.01%7.12%1.14%1 Month Performance16.46%18.69%18.67%15.18%1 Year Performance3.71%2.21%13.09%6.55% 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$17.05-1.6%N/A+6.1%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.14flatN/A+5.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANegative NewsAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96+0.9%N/A+2.3%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.81+3.0%N/A-9.0%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.55+0.7%N/A-18.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.66+1.5%N/A-3.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.40-0.2%N/A-4.5%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.04+1.0%N/A-1.3%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.94-0.3%N/A-8.3%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.51+0.3%N/A-3.6%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AGap DownHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.66+1.2%N/A-1.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume 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 Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSQ) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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