Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Competitors $18.22 +0.11 (+0.58%) As of 11:49 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CSQ or AAPL? 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer CSQ or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 373 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 374 mentions for Apple and 1 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Apple's score of 0.85 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Positive Apple Positive Do analysts recommend CSQ or AAPL? Apple has a consensus target price of $237.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.92%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 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% 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 6.8%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$391.04B8.12$93.74B$6.5932.46 SummaryApple beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 12 of the 15 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$1.31B$6.33B$9.50BDividend Yield0.08%4.39%4.18%4.14%P/E RatioN/A22.3914.1123.76Price / SalesN/A2,503.711,813.3296.37Price / CashN/A60.70127.2658.35Price / BookN/A1.432.245.58Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$265.26M7 Day Performance-0.74%0.48%0.50%-0.90%1 Month Performance-1.22%14.97%9.20%4.96%1 Year Performance14.85%9.01%23.09%23.15% 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$18.22+0.6%N/A+15.3%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAAPLApple4.9166 of 5 stars$214.05+0.1%$234.94+9.8%-3.0%$3.19T$391.04B33.34164,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCCDCalamos Dynamic Convertible and Income FundN/A$20.82+0.1%N/A-6.8%$0.00$31.70M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHICalamos Convertible Opportunities and Income FundN/A$10.40-0.4%N/A-5.6%$0.00$51.79M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHWCalamos Global Dynamic Income FundN/A$7.23flatN/A+12.0%$0.00$39.27M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHYCalamos Convertible and High Income FundN/A$11.02-0.1%N/A-2.1%$0.00$55.98M0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementARESAres Management4.0465 of 5 stars$187.37+0.6%$177.50-5.3%+40.6%$60.82B$3.88B110.223,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.7712 of 5 stars$1,117.60-0.5%$1,151.21+3.0%+33.7%$174.03B$20.41B27.0221,100Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionBXBlackstone4.4073 of 5 stars$176.82-0.7%$170.12-3.8%+29.5%$129.95B$13.23B47.534,895Positive NewsITTITT4.2544 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+32.8%$12.71B$3.63B25.8211,700Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9402 of 5 stars$152.19+0.0%$154.33+1.4%+34.3%$135.52B$21.88B64.224,834Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast 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 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?They said digital dollars were off the table. 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