Constellation Brands swings to a profit, adj. 2022 view beats target

Constellation Brands Inc. shares rose 1% in premarket trades Thursday after it said its first-quarter net income increased to $389.5 million, or $2.06 a share, from a loss of $908.1 million, or $4.74 a share, in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted profit was $2.90 a share excluding losses of 24 cents a share from its investment in cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. . Sales at the wine, spirits and beer maker rose to $2.36 billion from $2.03 billion. Analysts expected Constellation Brands to earn $2