Stifel analyst W. Andrew Carter maintained a Buy rating on Canopy Growth (CGC) after the company announced a "surprising" change in leadership, with founder and co-CEO Bruce Linton stepping down from his roles, Mark Zekulin stepping in as CEO, and the board searching for a permanent successor at CEO. Carter believes the board is "is likely unsatisfied with the company's operational performance in recent periods and sees a change in leadership as necessary to right the ship" but also believes Linton's vision and founder status will be "sorely missed." The analyst also noted that Constellation Brands (STZ), Canopy's largest investor, now has four of six total board seats, and had previously stated that it was not pleased with Canopy's recent performance, supporting "Canopy on a more focused long-term strategy to win markets and form factors that matter."