Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

Hempacco (NASDAQ:HPCO) and British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) are both consumer discretionary 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, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media prefer HPCO or BTI?

In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 14 more articles in the media than Hempacco. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for British American Tobacco and 0 mentions for Hempacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 0.89 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 volatility and risk, HPCO or BTI?

Hempacco has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HPCO or BTI?

British American Tobacco received 316 more outperform votes than Hempacco when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hempacco	N/A	N/A
British American Tobacco	Outperform Votes 316 64.62%	Underperform Votes 173 35.38%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer HPCO or BTI?

British American Tobacco has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.14%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HPCO or BTI?

Hempacco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than British American Tobacco.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hempacco	$4.05M	0.01	-$13.13M	N/A	N/A
British American Tobacco	$33.94B	2.36	-$17.87B	N/A	N/A

Summary

British American Tobacco beats Hempacco on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.