Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $19.34 +0.06 (+0.31%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.34 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 05:38 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. CCD, CHI, CHW, CHY, ARES, BLK, BX, ITT, KKR, and TELShould you be buying Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund include Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (CCD), Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI), Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW), Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (CHY), Ares Management (ARES), BlackRock (BLK), Blackstone (BX), ITT (ITT), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), and TE Connectivity (TEL). Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund vs. Its Competitors Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund Ares Management BlackRock Blackstone ITT KKR & Co. Inc. TE Connectivity 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. 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 10.8%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Is CCD or CSQ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income FundN/A N/A N/A Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor CCD or CSQ? In the previous week, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund and 1 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 equaled Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund Positive Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CCD or CSQ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund$31.70MN/AN/AN/AN/ACalamos Strategic Total Return Fund$280.21MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 2 of the 3 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$1.47B$6.46B$10.62BDividend Yield0.08%4.59%4.31%4.69%P/E RatioN/A3,151.771,359.7627.13Price / SalesN/A1,968.151,444.49206.05Price / CashN/A60.4748.9731.10Price / BookN/A1.382.156.67Net IncomeN/A$264.59M$1.22B$276.23M7 Day Performance0.68%0.79%0.97%3.31%1 Month Performance3.92%2.14%7.00%10.76%1 Year Performance11.60%8.63%38.98%33.58% 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$19.34+0.3%N/A+11.3%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income FundN/A$20.93+0.8%N/A-15.3%$0.00$31.70M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHICalamos Convertible Opportunities and Income FundN/A$10.70+0.4%N/A-5.4%$0.00$51.79M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHWCalamos Global Dynamic Income FundN/A$7.49+0.1%N/A+6.7%$0.00$39.27M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓CHYCalamos Convertible and High Income FundN/A$11.17+0.3%N/A-5.8%$0.00$55.98M0.00N/ANegative NewsGap UpARESAres Management4.8881 of 5 stars$163.21+0.1%$182.73+12.0%-5.0%$53.27B$3.88B94.343,200Analyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.7735 of 5 stars$1,173.98+1.5%$1,171.93-0.2%+22.3%$179.08B$21.57B28.3821,100Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBXBlackstone4.6586 of 5 stars$175.99+0.4%$172.71-1.9%+10.8%$129.23B$13.23B47.314,895Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.3287 of 5 stars$176.85+0.0%$188.11+6.4%+22.2%$13.79B$3.63B27.8111,700KKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9907 of 5 stars$134.33+0.2%$158.07+17.7%-4.3%$119.40B$21.88B62.484,834Analyst ForecastTELTE Connectivity4.7313 of 5 stars$217.76+0.3%$211.36-2.9%+51.9%$64.13B$15.85B45.0987,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCD Alternatives CHI Alternatives CHW Alternatives CHY Alternatives ARES Alternatives BLK Alternatives BX Alternatives ITT Alternatives KKR Alternatives TEL 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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