Cronos Group (CRON) Competitors

Cronos Group (TSE:CRON) and Canopy Growth (TSE:WEED) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRON or WEED?

Canopy Growth received 571 more outperform votes than Cronos Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.44% of users gave Canopy Growth an outperform vote while only 50.74% of users gave Cronos Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cronos Group	Outperform Votes 69 50.74%	Underperform Votes 67 49.26%
Canopy Growth	Outperform Votes 640 62.44%	Underperform Votes 385 37.56%

Is CRON or WEED more profitable?

Canopy Growth has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Cronos Group's net margin of -61.31%. Cronos Group's return on equity of -4.99% beat Canopy Growth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cronos Group	-61.31%	-4.99%	-4.02%
Canopy Growth	N/A	-121.56%	-8.89%

Which has more volatility and risk, CRON or WEED?

Cronos Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canopy Growth has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CRON or WEED?

Cronos Group currently has a consensus price target of C$3.18, suggesting a potential downside of 20.30%. Canopy Growth has a consensus price target of C$3.20, suggesting a potential downside of 78.39%. Given Cronos Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cronos Group is more favorable than Canopy Growth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cronos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Canopy Growth	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media favor CRON or WEED?

In the previous week, Canopy Growth had 2 more articles in the media than Cronos Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Canopy Growth and 3 mentions for Cronos Group. Canopy Growth's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Cronos Group's score of 0.80 indicating that Canopy Growth is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cronos Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canopy Growth	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRON or WEED?

13.1% of Cronos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Canopy Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.4% of Cronos Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Canopy Growth shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CRON or WEED?

Cronos Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canopy Growth. Cronos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canopy Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cronos Group	C$93.03M	16.38	-C$54.14M	-C$0.19	-21.00
Canopy Growth	C$362.24M	3.07	-C$1.18B	-C$21.30	-0.70

Summary

Cronos Group beats Canopy Growth on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.