In the latest trading session, Cronos Group (CRON) closed at $8.96, marking a -0.99% move from the previous day. This move was narrower than the S&P 500’s daily loss of 1.23%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.28%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 1.13%.
Coming into today, shares of the cannabis company had lost 17.88% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector gained 3.72%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.95%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from CRON as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect CRON to post earnings of -$0.03 per share. This would mark no growth from the year-ago period. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $10.44 million, up 262.57% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$0.07 per share and revenue of $41.44 million, which would represent changes of +12.5% and +243.07%, respectively, from the prior year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for CRON. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company’s business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. CRON is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Financial – Investment Management industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 115, putting it in the top 46% of all 250+ industries.
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