Moody's (MCO) Competitors

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) and Moody's (NYSE:MCO) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CSQ or MCO?

Moody's has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	$280.21M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Moody's	$7.09B	12.69	$2.06B	$11.58	43.16

Do analysts rate CSQ or MCO?

Moody's has a consensus price target of $519.07, suggesting a potential upside of 3.85%. Given Moody's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Moody's 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)	0.00
Moody's	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the media favor CSQ or MCO?

In the previous week, Moody's had 32 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Moody's and 0 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Moody's' score of 0.96 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
Moody's	Positive

Is CSQ or MCO more profitable?

Moody's has a net margin of 29.15% compared to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Moody's' return on equity of 60.37% beat Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Moody's	29.15%	60.37%	15.33%

Is CSQ or MCO a better dividend stock?

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Moody's pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Moody's pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moody's has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CSQ or MCO?

92.1% of Moody's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Moody's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Moody's beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.