Tilray (TLRY) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CRON or TLRY?

In the previous week, Tilray had 6 more articles in the media than Cronos Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Tilray and 3 mentions for Cronos Group. Cronos Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Tilray's score of 0.53 indicating that Cronos Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cronos Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tilray	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 more volatility and risk, CRON or TLRY?

Cronos Group has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tilray has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CRON or TLRY?

Tilray has a consensus target price of $1.92, indicating a potential upside of 323.20%. Given Tilray's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tilray is more favorable than Cronos Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cronos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tilray	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 59.10% 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 59.10%	Underperform Votes 310 40.90%

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

8.7% of Cronos Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Tilray shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Cronos Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tilray shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable 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	$124.59M	6.47	-$73.96M	$0.13	16.08
Tilray	$210.48M	2.17	-$244.98M	-$1.05	-0.43

Summary

Cronos Group and Tilray tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.