Aurora CannabisACB.TOCOMMENTJan 25, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 05, 2026. Market Open.
They each have their own strengths. He would pick Canopy (WEED-T) because they are the 800 lb gorilla. Aurora has lots of news about balance sheet challenges but they have low costs that he thinks will still come down further.
His weed exposure is through Constellation Brands which owns Canopy--this is less risky than owning cannabis stocks. The valuation on the entire sector rose way too high in 2017-8. Now, the industry is feeling growing pains, with unexpected surprises in working with governments. Generally sin stocks do well long term, but the next year or two will be challenging.
Any time there is a bought deal financing, typically the stock trades down to that level, or in some cases even below it. Also, this is going to bounce around with the overall sector. For the whole cannabis space, they are not trading at cheap valuations. This company has a fairly small facility, but has raised a ton of money in the last few months to fund out their new expansion. There are a lot of execution risks.