Hempacco (HPCO) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 29.29%. 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)	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 better earnings and valuation, 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	2.92	$3.92B	$4.87	9.58
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

Which has more risk & volatility, BTI or HPCO?

British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% 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 hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Hempacco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BTI or HPCO?

In the previous week, British American Tobacco had 21 more articles in the media than Hempacco. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for British American Tobacco and 0 mentions for Hempacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 1.13 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

Summary

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