{
  "id": 5480133,
  "title": "Better Cannabis Stock to Buy Right Now: Canopy Growth or Tilray Brands?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/better-cannabis-stock-to-buy-right-now-canopy-growth-or-tilray-brands-5480133",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T15:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/better-cannabis-stock-buy-now-152000202.html"
  },
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  "account": "Tilray Brands (TLRY) and Canopy Growth (CGC) are two of the biggest cannabis retailers in Canada. Both stocks have struggled this year, with Canopy's shares down over 12% and Tilray's down more than 49%. While cannabis stocks have been volatile, investors should be prepared to take risks, especially in Canadian companies that may have less growth potential than U.S.-based companies.\n\nIn 2009, a \"Double Down\" signal flashed for Nvidia, a little-known chipmaker. The same \"Total Conviction\" signal is now flashing for Tilray, which is only 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Despite price drops, Tilray is showing revenue growth, with a 25% increase in net revenue to $281.7 million in Q4 2026 and a 32% gross margin. Tilray's diverse portfolio, including U.S.-based alcohol brands, provides stable cash flow, while its beverage net revenue was up 60.9% year over year at $105.6 million.\n\nCanopy Growth also reported growth, with a 13% increase in first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue to CA$81.2 million, and a 27% gross margin improvement to 27%. However, its earnings per share (EPS) loss narrowed to CA$0.03 from CA$0.24 in Q1 2026. While Canopy has less net debt than Tilray, the company is still struggling to achieve sustainable positive EBITDA. Tilray, with its higher adjusted EBITDA and lower price-to-sales ratio, appears to be the better buy right now among the two.",
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        "title": "Better Cannabis Stock to Buy Right Now: Canopy Growth or Tilray Brands?",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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