Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $19.11 -0.04 (-0.21%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.12 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 09/15/2025 04:10 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. AAPL, CCD, CHI, CHW, CHY, ARES, BLK, BX, ITT, and KKRShould you be buying Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund include Apple (AAPL), 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), and KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR). Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund vs. Its Competitors Apple 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. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Is CSQ or AAPL a better dividend stock? Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CSQ or AAPL? 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CSQ or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A N/A N/A Apple 24.30%170.91%31.94% Do analysts rate CSQ or AAPL? Apple has a consensus target price of $240.80, indicating a potential upside of 1.73%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Apple 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the media refer more to CSQ or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 339 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 340 mentions for Apple and 1 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Apple's score of 0.89 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Very Positive Apple Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, CSQ or AAPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund$280.21MN/AN/AN/AN/AApple$391.04B8.98$93.74B$6.5935.92 SummaryApple beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.45B$6.40B$10.16BDividend Yield0.08%4.59%4.31%4.60%P/E RatioN/A4,770.271,784.6626.39Price / SalesN/A1,965.181,353.66177.24Price / CashN/A60.6248.9929.91Price / BookN/A1.382.086.28Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$270.38M7 Day Performance1.70%0.56%0.83%1.89%1 Month Performance3.80%1.47%1.88%6.01%1 Year Performance13.48%8.22%31.94%25.26% 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$19.11-0.2%N/A+13.5%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsAAPLApple4.7097 of 5 stars$237.88-0.8%$238.99+0.5%+6.4%$3.56T$391.04B36.10164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income FundN/A$21.00+1.0%N/A-12.4%$0.00$31.70M0.00N/APositive NewsCHICalamos Convertible Opportunities and Income FundN/A$10.52+0.4%N/A-6.4%$0.00$51.79M0.00N/ACHWCalamos Global Dynamic Income FundN/A$7.28+0.4%N/A+8.4%$0.00$39.27M0.00N/APositive NewsCHYCalamos Convertible and High Income FundN/A$11.04+0.5%N/A-3.5%$0.00$55.98M0.00N/APositive NewsARESAres Management4.2571 of 5 stars$176.26-0.6%$182.73+3.7%+22.0%$57.93B$3.88B101.883,200BLKBlackRock4.7117 of 5 stars$1,104.21+0.5%$1,154.07+4.5%+25.8%$170.21B$20.41B26.7021,100Trending NewsBXBlackstone4.6876 of 5 stars$173.21+1.9%$172.38-0.5%+21.6%$125.30B$13.23B46.564,895Positive NewsITTITT4.3383 of 5 stars$173.12+1.3%$182.78+5.6%+32.8%$13.33B$3.63B27.2211,700KKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.864 of 5 stars$138.59+2.3%$158.07+14.1%+17.8%$120.75B$21.88B64.464,834Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAPL Alternatives CCD Alternatives CHI Alternatives CHW Alternatives CHY Alternatives ARES Alternatives BLK Alternatives BX Alternatives ITT Alternatives KKR 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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