Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) fair value analysis
Nasdaq · Updated 2026-10-19
CSQ price how computed
Valuation status
No fair-value estimate yetCSQ has no usable analyst consensus for next fiscal year's earnings, or too few reported quarters for our trailing P/E history.
Forward Fair Value needs both, so TickrTrends publishes no verdict for CSQ yet. We re-check every week; the price, fundamentals, technicals and earnings data below are unaffected.
- Last price
- $19.79
- Sector
- Financial Services
- 12-month range
- $16.50–$21.09
- From 52-week high
- -6.2%
Last price is the 2026-10-16 close; the chart runs through 2026-10-16.
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a closed-end fund that seeks to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income securities. The fund operates as a publicly traded investment company listed on the Nasdaq exchange and manages assets on behalf of its shareholders.
Derived indicators how computed
- 52-week position
- The upper-middle quarter of its range
Technicals how computed
- 50-day average
- $20.67
- 200-day average
- $19.75
- Moving-average state
- 50-day above 200-day (golden cross state); price between the averages
Dividends how computed
- Paid, last 12 months
- $1.35 per share (11 payments)
- Yield on last price
- 6.80%
- Consecutive years of increases
- 1
- Last ex-dividend date
- 2026-09-14
- Last payment date
- 2026-09-21
What our data shows for CSQ
- Shares are trading in the upper third of their 12-month price range of $16.50–$21.09.
What subscribers see
- Every published Forward Fair Value with its exact discount or premium
- The normalized P/E and quarter count behind each estimate
- Screeners and rankings across the full S&P 500 and Nasdaq universes
- CSQ's own verdict the week it qualifies, published automatically
Forward Fair Value applies a conservatively normalized historical price-to-earnings multiple to the consensus earnings estimate for the next full fiscal year; how TickrTrends computes it.
What people are saying
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TickrTrends weekly updates
- 2026-10-19 — TickrTrends' derived indicators for CSQ show a shift in the 50/200-day trend state this week, moving from an uptrend to a mixed trend condition. This change reflects a recent loss of momentum in the price action relative to the longer-term moving average relationship. The current valuation verdict for CSQ remains awaiting full valuation.
- 2026-10-12 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-11 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-10 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-06 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-05 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-09-28 — TickrTrends initiated weekly Forward Fair Value coverage of this stock.
Frequently asked questions
Is CSQ stock undervalued?
TickrTrends has no fair-value estimate for CSQ yet: there is no usable analyst consensus for next fiscal year's earnings, or too few reported quarters for a trailing P/E history. It is re-checked every week.
What is CSQ's TickrTrends verdict?
CSQ is currently marked 'No fair-value estimate yet' - a verdict publishes automatically once a forward earnings consensus and enough reported quarters are available.
Is CSQ overbought or oversold?
TickrTrends does not currently publish an RSI signal for CSQ.
Does CSQ pay a dividend?
Yes. CSQ paid $1.35 per share over the last twelve months (11 payments), a 6.80% yield on TickrTrends' last price, and has raised the annual total for 1 consecutive year. The last ex-dividend date was 2026-09-14.