Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$33.06B	3.69	$3.92B	$4.87	12.17

Do analysts recommend HPCO or BTI?

British American Tobacco has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 32.49%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Does the media refer more to HPCO or BTI?

In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 15 more articles in the media than Hempacco. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for British American Tobacco and 0 mentions for Hempacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 1.39 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 more risk and volatility, HPCO or BTI?

Hempacco has a beta of 2.77, meaning that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% 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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HPCO or BTI?

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

Summary

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