Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $18.44 +0.21 (+1.15%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:04 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.44 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:23 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer CCD or CSQ? In the previous week, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund and Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund Neutral Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, CCD or CSQ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund$115.87MN/AN/AN/AN/ACalamos Strategic Total Return Fund$863.77MN/AN/AN/AN/A 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 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 11.5%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. SummaryCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund tied by winning 1 of the 2 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$1.25B$6.45B$9.05BDividend Yield0.08%4.36%4.17%4.03%P/E RatioN/A21.8413.6020.22Price / SalesN/A2,409.391,788.69118.64Price / CashN/A60.8148.9158.07Price / BookN/A1.213.195.67Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.25B$249.13M7 Day Performance1.60%0.53%0.61%3.28%1 Month Performance5.61%2.88%3.33%5.56%1 Year Performance7.15%6.72%15.51%21.12% 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$18.44+1.2%N/A+8.0%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementCCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income FundN/A$20.17+1.4%N/A-10.5%$0.00$115.87M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHICalamos Convertible Opportunities and Income FundN/A$10.52+0.7%N/A-10.7%$0.00$164.71M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHWCalamos Global Dynamic Income FundN/A$7.13+1.0%N/A+1.9%$0.00$149.86M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHYCalamos Convertible and High Income FundN/A$10.99+0.8%N/A-2.4%$0.00$179.45M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementARESAres Management4.6559 of 5 stars$173.170.0%$174.94+1.0%+28.6%$56.56B$3.88B101.863,200BLKBlackRock4.5346 of 5 stars$1,050.53+0.3%$1,102.08+4.9%+36.4%$162.33B$20.41B25.5221,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBXBlackstone4.5488 of 5 stars$149.84-0.8%$155.65+3.9%+25.7%$110.26B$13.23B45.134,895Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.1492 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+26.3%$12.43B$3.63B24.9511,700Analyst RevisionKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.8338 of 5 stars$133.24-0.8%$149.47+12.2%+30.7%$119.60B$21.88B56.224,834TELTE Connectivity4.3939 of 5 stars$168.87+1.2%$162.50-3.8%+17.1%$49.48B$15.85B37.1187,000News CoveragePositive 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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