Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BTI or HPCO?

In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 11 more articles in the media than Hempacco. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for British American Tobacco and 0 mentions for Hempacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 0.81 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

Which has more risk and volatility, BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hempacco has a beta of 2.77, meaning that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 MarketBeat Community favor BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco received 319 more outperform votes than Hempacco when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
British American Tobacco	Outperform Votes 319 64.84%	Underperform Votes 173 35.16%
Hempacco	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and 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	$25.87B	3.79	$3.92B	$4.87	9.75
Hempacco	$4.05M	0.00	-$13.13M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential downside of 30.50%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
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 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.