Tilray (TLRY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate TLRY or CRON?

Tilray currently has a consensus target price of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 94.44%. Cronos Group has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Tilray's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tilray is more favorable than Cronos Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tilray	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Cronos Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TLRY or CRON?

Cronos Group received 17 more outperform votes than Tilray when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.13% of users gave Cronos Group an outperform vote while only 59.21% of users gave Tilray an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tilray	Outperform Votes 447 59.21%	Underperform Votes 308 40.79%
Cronos Group	Outperform Votes 464 61.13%	Underperform Votes 295 38.87%

Which has more volatility & risk, TLRY or CRON?

Tilray has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cronos Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TLRY or CRON?

Cronos Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tilray. Cronos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tilray, 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
Tilray	$788.94M	1.55	-$244.98M	-$0.27	-5.00
Cronos Group	$87.24M	8.81	-$73.96M	-$0.13	-15.46

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

9.4% of Tilray shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Cronos Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Tilray shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Cronos Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TLRY or CRON?

In the previous week, Cronos Group had 1 more articles in the media than Tilray. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cronos Group and 16 mentions for Tilray. Tilray's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Cronos Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Tilray is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tilray	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cronos Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TLRY or CRON more profitable?

Tilray has a net margin of -26.79% compared to Cronos Group's net margin of -42.65%. Tilray's return on equity of -2.00% beat Cronos Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tilray	-26.79%	-2.00%	-1.60%
Cronos Group	-42.65%	-2.56%	-2.47%

Summary

Tilray beats Cronos Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.