Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

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

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 more volatility & risk, BTI or HPCO?

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

Does the media refer more to 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 1.46 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 institutionals and 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better 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	3.24	$3.92B	$4.87	10.66
Hempacco	$4.05M	0.00	-$13.13M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 36.41%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Hempacco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

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