Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, 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 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.74%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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

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

16.2% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor 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 0.95 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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BTI or HPCO?

Hempacco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than British American Tobacco. Hempacco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than British American Tobacco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
British American Tobacco	$26.18B	2.97	-$17.87B	$4.79	7.81
Hempacco	$4.05M	0.00	-$13.13M	-$4.60	0.00

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

Summary

British American Tobacco beats Hempacco on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.