Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

Hempacco (NASDAQ:HPCO) and British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) are both tobacco products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HPCO or BTI?

7.6% of Hempacco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.8% of Hempacco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HPCO or BTI?

In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 21 more articles in the media than Hempacco. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for British American Tobacco and 0 mentions for Hempacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Hempacco's score of 0.00 indicating that British American Tobacco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hempacco	Neutral
British American Tobacco	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, HPCO or BTI?

British American Tobacco has higher revenue and earnings than Hempacco.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hempacco	$4.05M	0.00	-$13.13M	N/A	N/A
British American Tobacco	$25.87B	4.11	$3.92B	$4.87	10.58

Do analysts rate HPCO or BTI?

British American Tobacco has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential downside of 35.93%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe British American Tobacco is more favorable than Hempacco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hempacco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
British American Tobacco	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, HPCO or BTI?

Hempacco has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HPCO or BTI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hempacco	N/A	N/A	N/A
British American Tobacco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

British American Tobacco beats Hempacco on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.