Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco has higher revenue and earnings than Hempacco.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
British American Tobacco	$33.06B	2.96	$3.92B	$4.87	9.72
Hempacco	$4.05M	0.00	-$13.13M	N/A	N/A

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

Does the media prefer BTI or HPCO?

In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 17 more articles in the media than Hempacco. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for British American Tobacco and 0 mentions for Hempacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 1.02 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

Do analysts rate BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 30.32%. 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
British American Tobacco	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 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

Which has more risk & volatility, BTI or HPCO?

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

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

16.2% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of Hempacco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Hempacco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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