Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $16.05 +0.04 (+0.25%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. 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 media prefer AGD or CSQ? In the previous week, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and 1 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Positive Which has preferable 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 $1.20 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 7.7%. Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% 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 {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$1.14B$3.84B$7.83BDividend Yield0.08%4.46%4.21%4.21%P/E RatioN/A21.7713.0518.48Price / SalesN/A2,283.531,689.09103.59Price / CashN/A61.4750.4934.62Price / BookN/A1.143.414.25Net IncomeN/A$263.56M$1.25B$248.23M7 Day Performance2.10%1.18%1.06%0.89%1 Month Performance-1.23%10.62%13.01%3.53%1 Year Performance3.28%2.37%12.77%5.08% 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$16.05+0.2%N/A+3.1%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+7.7%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+5.2%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-1.0%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-14.2%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-3.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/APositive NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.04-1.2%N/A-1.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.08-1.2%N/A-1.9%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.36-0.9%N/A-5.9%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.98-1.5%N/A+2.1%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.14-0.4%N/A-1.2%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/A 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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