Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hempacco has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BTI or HPCO?

21.4% of British American Tobacco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of Hempacco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of British American Tobacco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Hempacco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BTI or HPCO?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
British American Tobacco	$33.94B	2.23	-$17.87B	N/A	N/A
Hempacco	$4.05M	0.03	-$13.13M	-$4.60	-0.01

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BTI or HPCO?

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

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

Do analysts prefer BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.32%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe British American Tobacco is more favorable than Hempacco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British American Tobacco	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hempacco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to BTI or HPCO?

In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 12 more articles in the media than Hempacco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for British American Tobacco and 0 mentions for Hempacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Hempacco's score of 0.00 indicating that British American Tobacco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British American Tobacco	Positive
Hempacco	Neutral

Is BTI or HPCO more profitable?

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

Summary

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