Hempacco (NASDAQ:HPCO – Get Rating) and Altria Group (NYSE:MO – Get Rating) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Hempacco and Altria Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hempacco and Altria Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

Altria Group has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.50%. Given Altria Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altria Group is more favorable than Hempacco.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hempacco and Altria Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Altria Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hempacco.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.8% of Altria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Altria Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Altria Group beats Hempacco on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hempacco

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Hempacco Co., Inc. manufactures and sells smokable hemp and herb products in California. It offers The Real Stuff hemp smokables. The company was formerly known as The Hempacco Co., Inc. and changed its name to Hempacco Co., Inc. in May 2021. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Hempacco Co., Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Green Globe International, Inc.

About Altria Group

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Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company provides cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; cigars and pipe tobacco principally under the Black & Mild brand; and moist smokeless tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands, as well as provides on! oral nicotine pouches. It sells its tobacco products primarily to wholesalers, including distributors; and large retail organizations, such as chain stores. Altria Group, Inc. was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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