Cronos Group (CRON) Competitors

Bausch Health Companies (TSE:BHC) and Cronos Group (TSE:CRON) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer BHC or CRON?

In the previous week, Bausch Health Companies and Bausch Health Companies both had 1 articles in the media. Bausch Health Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cronos Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bausch Health Companies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cronos Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BHC or CRON?

Cronos Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bausch Health Companies. Cronos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bausch Health Companies, 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
Bausch Health Companies	C$6.69B	0.31	-C$125.65M	-C$0.68	-11.59
Cronos Group	C$76.86M	10.69	-C$32.78M	-C$0.18	-17.31

Is BHC or CRON more profitable?

Bausch Health Companies has a net margin of -1.88% compared to Cronos Group's net margin of -42.65%. Bausch Health Companies' return on equity of 15.87% beat Cronos Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bausch Health Companies	-1.88%	15.87%	4.16%
Cronos Group	-42.65%	-4.40%	-3.73%

Which has more risk and volatility, BHC or CRON?

Bausch Health Companies has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cronos Group has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BHC or CRON?

79.0% of Bausch Health Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of Cronos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Bausch Health Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.4% of Cronos Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BHC or CRON?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bausch Health Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cronos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Bausch Health Companies beats Cronos Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.