CGC Stock: 5 Reasons Why Canopy Growth Shares Are Lighting Up Today

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Canopy Growth (NASDAQ:CGC) stock is heating up on Wednesday following strong results in the marijuana company’s fiscal third quarter of 2022.

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Let’s dive into that earnings report below to see why holders of CGC stock are smiling today!

  • The positive news for CGC stock starts with adjusted losses per share of 13 cents.
  • That’s much better than the -36 cents per share that Wall Street was looking for in fiscal Q3 2022.
  • Another highlight for CGC stock is revenue of $140.97 million.
  • Even if it’s down 8% year-over-year.
  • That’s not keeping the company’s shares down when analysts’ revenue estimate is $135.79 million.

David Klein, CEO of Canopy Growth, said the following in the earnings report boosting CGC stock higher today.

“In the third quarter we actioned to win where it matters – driving record performance in our CPG business from both BioSteel and Storz & Bickel, while beginning to stabilize our Canadian business including maintaining the #1 position in premium flower. Our continued discipline and focus are expected to fortify Canopy’s competitive positioning in Canada as we ambitiously build our U.S. CPG, CBD, and THC strategies.”

Heavy trading is also helping out CGC stock alongside its most recent earnings report. As of this writing, more than 10 million shares of the company’s stock have changed hands. That’s a nice jump from the company’s daily average trading volume of about 7.4 million shares.

CGC stock is up 13.3% as of Wednesday morning.

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