Cronos Group Inc. (CRON)Healthcare | Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic | Stayner, Canada | NasdaqGM
2.69 USD
+0.01
(0.373%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.72 +0.03 (1.115%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:44 p.m. EDT
Cronos Inc. presents a contradictory setup: fundamental distress masked by speculative long-dated momentum. The company is fundamentally unprofitable with negative operating caflows and a CA rating of 0, hanging by a thread with a CA of 2.69 against a clear financial bleed. However, the options market is screaming bullish, with capital heavily accumulated in calls well above the current price. This suggests a 'coiling' dynamic where investors are pricing in a potential biotech pivot or regulatory success play despite the CA weeds; it's a high-risk momentum trade fuel by options f, not a value investment. For the short term, the options flow supports upside, but the fundamentals remain a severe value trap in the long run. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.047701 |
| AutoETS | 0.048013 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.048021 |
| AutoTheta | 0.050563 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 2.40 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.737 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.132 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.382 |
| Market Cap | 1,034,624,896 |
| Forward P/E | -67.25 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Profit Margins | -6.44% |
| Website | https://thecronosgroup.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:44 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a distinct bullish skew. Call Open Interest (OI) heavily outweighs Put OI across all timeframes, particularly in expirations where the stock is In-The-Money (ITM). For the April 17 expiration, Call OI is 19.7k vs Put OI of 11.6k. Long-dated calls (Jan 2027) show massive call positioning (34.3k OI) compared to negligible put positioning (1.3k OI). Notably, large Call OI blocks sit at strikes above $3.00 (Jan 2027: 20.6k at $3.00, plus 1.2k at $5.50 in Jan 2028), indicating speculative bets on significant upside, while downside protection (puts) is sparse. Volume is low, suggesting this positioning is durable and hedged rather than active trading.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.545977 |
| Address1 | 4,491 Concession Road 12 |
| All Time High | 25.1 |
| All Time Low | 1.6 |
| Ask | 2.73 |
| Ask Size | 9 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 937,960 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,164,447 |
| Average Volume | 1,164,447 |
| Average Volume10Days | 937,960 |
| Beta | 1.205 |
| Bid | 2.66 |
| Bid Size | 9 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 2.867 |
| City | Stayner |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.69 |
| Current Ratio | 19.592 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 2.74 |
| Day Low | 2.675 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.132 |
| Display Name | Cronos |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,112,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,112,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,112,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Ebitda | -3,353,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.022869999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -71.108 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.627 |
| Enterprise Value | 238,424,464 |
| Eps Forward | -0.04 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.5858 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.104200125 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.040297057 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 54.5977 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.74 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.21574344 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.99 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.58235294 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.7 - 3.43 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,519,741,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 197,576,596 |
| Forward Eps | -0.04 |
| Forward P E | -67.25 |
| Free Cashflow | -51,218,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 610 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39841 |
| Gross Profits | 58,401,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.48173 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.16436 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 384,618,910 |
| Industry | Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic |
| Industry Disp | Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic |
| Industry Key | drug-manufacturers-specialty-generic |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Cronos Group Inc., a cannabinoid company, engages in the cultivation, production, distribution, and marketing of cannabis products in Canada, Israel, and internationally. It offers dried flowers, pre-rolls, oils, vaporizers, edibles, and tinctures under the Spinach, Lord Jones, Lit, and Peace Naturals brand names. The company is headquartered in Stayner, Canada. |
| Long Name | Cronos Group Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,034,624,896 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_253038643 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -9,447,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,023,592,869 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 2.72 |
| Operating Cashflow | 25,866,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.101169996 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 416 504 0004 |
| Post Market Change | 0.029999971 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.1152406 |
| Post Market Price | 2.72 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,367 |
| Previous Close | 2.68 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.938263 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.058094 |
| Profit Margins | -0.06445 |
| Quick Ratio | 18.449 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.00999999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.373134 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.74 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.675 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.675 - 2.74 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.72 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.68 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.69 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 934,320 |
| Return On Assets | -0.009 |
| Return On Equity | -0.0026 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.47 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.382 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 379,051,102 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0101 |
| Shares Short | 3,828,177 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,840,054 |
| Short Name | Cronos Group Inc. Common Share |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0197 |
| Short Ratio | 3.74 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ON |
| Symbol | CRON |
| Target High Price | 2.2974157 |
| Target Low Price | 2.2974157 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.2974157 |
| Target Median Price | 2.2974157 |
| Total Cash | 831,793,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.194 |
| Total Debt | 1,509,000 |
| Total Revenue | 146,587,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.02 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.5208 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.16919994 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06712152 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 934,320 |
| Website | https://thecronosgroup.com |
| Zip | L0M 1S0 |