Canaccord initiated coverage of Aurora Cannabis with a Buy rating and C$10 price target. The medical-first operator is "the leading medical player" in Canada and "a foremost player" in the key international markets of Germany, Poland, Australia, and the UK, the analyst tells investors in a note starting coverage of the the Canadian cannabis group. A domestic pivot supported an expansion into the high-margin international markets, where gross margins are roughly 2.5-times higher, on average, than in Aurora's medically focused Canadian business, the analyst noted.
