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Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC - Free Report) closed at $0.96, marking a -1.04% move from the previous day. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.37%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.29%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 1.33%.

The company's stock has dropped by 7% in the past month, falling short of the Medical sector's gain of 1.49% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.02%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Canopy Growth Corporation in its forthcoming earnings report. In that report, analysts expect Canopy Growth Corporation to post earnings of -$0.04 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 71.43%. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $58.52 million, reflecting a 12.25% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.11 per share and revenue of $243.57 million. These totals would mark changes of +75.56% and +18.26%, respectively, from last year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Canopy Growth Corporation should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

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 has shifted 13.79% downward. At present, Canopy Growth Corporation boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Products industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 164, which puts it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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