Analyst Ratings Lift ACB, CRON, CGC, TLRY, Other Cannabis Stocks

Today, the overall cannabis sector—represented by the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ)—was trading in positive territory with a gain of about 1.63%, and the ETFMJ Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) was up about 1.1% at around noon.

The stocks appear to have gotten a lift from coverage initiation at Cowen of Aurora Cannabis (ACB) and Cronos Group (CRON). Both stocks were trading higher, by about 7% and 4% in the US market, respectively. OrganiGram (OGRMF) also continued to trade higher in the first half of the day with a gain of about 2.6%, and Tilray (TLRY) moved up 1.2%. Canopy Growth (WEED)(CGC) rose about 1.3%.

While these major cannabis stocks were trading higher, CannTrust (CTST) was trading nearly 2.2% lower at around noon, and HEXO (HEXO) was also in the red, with its stock trading nearly 1.4% down. Aphria (APHA) was trading in the red as well with a decline of about 0.6%, and KushCo (KSHB) declined about 0.1%.

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