Tilray (TLRY) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRON or TLRY?

Cronos Group received 16 more outperform votes than Tilray when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.13% of users gave Cronos Group an outperform vote while only 59.26% of users gave Tilray an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cronos Group	Outperform Votes 464 61.13%	Underperform Votes 295 38.87%
Tilray	Outperform Votes 448 59.26%	Underperform Votes 308 40.74%

Which has more risk and volatility, CRON or TLRY?

Cronos Group has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tilray has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRON or TLRY?

8.7% of Cronos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Tilray shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Cronos Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tilray shares are owned by 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.

Is CRON or TLRY more profitable?

Tilray has a net margin of -30.95% compared to Cronos Group's net margin of -42.65%. Cronos Group's return on equity of -2.56% beat Tilray's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cronos Group	-42.65%	-2.56%	-2.47%
Tilray	-30.95%	-4.40%	-3.57%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CRON or TLRY?

Cronos Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tilray. Tilray is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cronos Group, 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	$117.62M	6.07	-$73.96M	$0.10	18.65
Tilray	$210.48M	3.03	-$244.98M	-$0.30	-2.27

Do analysts rate CRON or TLRY?

Cronos Group currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.86%. Tilray has a consensus target price of $2.70, suggesting a potential upside of 296.48%. Given Tilray's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tilray is more favorable than Cronos Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cronos Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Tilray	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to CRON or TLRY?

In the previous week, Tilray had 10 more articles in the media than Cronos Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Tilray and 6 mentions for Cronos Group. Tilray's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Cronos Group's score of 0.12 indicating that Tilray is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cronos Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tilray	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Tilray beats Cronos Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.