Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $17.38 -0.21 (-1.19%) Closing price 06/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.40 +0.02 (+0.09%) As of 06/13/2025 04:14 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. Its Competitors 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 Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media prefer CSQ or AGD? In the previous week, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and 3 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.74 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, CSQ or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund$863.77MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor CSQ or AGD? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCalamos Strategic Total Return FundOutperform Votes8463.16% Underperform Votes4936.84% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Is CSQ or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Is CSQ or AGD a better dividend stock? Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. SummaryCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend 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 CSQ 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$5.64B$8.51BDividend Yield0.08%4.34%4.13%4.15%P/E RatioN/A21.4612.6419.65Price / SalesN/A2,411.701,720.93152.18Price / CashN/A60.8149.9234.64Price / BookN/A1.163.154.59Net IncomeN/A$264.77M$1.23B$248.23M7 Day Performance-0.91%11.90%5.91%-1.07%1 Month Performance1.16%29.66%15.26%3.35%1 Year Performance3.64%5.33%14.57%13.77% 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$17.38-1.2%N/A+3.5%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.33-0.1%N/A+8.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96+0.4%N/A+4.2%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.50+0.2%N/A-8.3%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.58+0.2%N/A-18.2%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.89+0.8%N/A-2.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.16+0.5%N/A-7.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.17+0.8%N/A-2.6%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.87-1.0%N/A-10.5%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.50-1.0%N/A-9.7%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.76+0.9%N/A-1.1%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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