Head to Head Review: Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) vs. Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) and Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.7% of Site Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Site Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and Site Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00
Site Centers	2	2	0	0	1.50

Site Centers has a consensus target price of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 120.59%. Given Site Centers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Site Centers is more favorable than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and Site Centers”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	$1.06 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Site Centers	$113.49 million	1.41	$177.86 million	$2.41	1.27

Site Centers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund.

Profitability

This table compares Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and Site Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Site Centers	219.18%	40.56%	27.81%

Summary

Site Centers beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. The fund is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in common and preferred stocks of companies across all market capitalizations, convertible securities, and high yield corporate bonds with an average credit rating of BB as rated by S&P. The fund employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis with a combination of bottom-up and top-down security picking approaches to create its portfolio. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund was formed on December 31, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

About Site Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.