Hempacco (NASDAQ:HPCO – Get Rating) and 22nd Century Group (NASDAQ:XXII – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hempacco and 22nd Century Group's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
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| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Hempacco | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 22nd Century Group | $30.95 million | 6.54 | -$32.61 million | ($0.26) | -3.63 |
Hempacco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 22nd Century Group.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Hempacco and 22nd Century Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Hempacco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 22nd Century Group | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
22nd Century Group has a consensus target price of $6.13, suggesting a potential upside of 549.66%. Given 22nd Century Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 22nd Century Group is more favorable than Hempacco.
Profitability
This table compares Hempacco and 22nd Century Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Hempacco | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 22nd Century Group | -111.52% | -51.39% | -44.63% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.8% of 22nd Century Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of 22nd Century Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
22nd Century Group beats Hempacco on 5 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 22nd Century Group
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22nd Century Group, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company, focuses on tobacco harm reduction, reduced nicotine tobacco, and enhancing health and wellness through plant science for the life science and consumer products industries. It develops very low nicotine content tobacco and cigarette products under the VLN King and VLN Menthol King names; and SPECTRUM research cigarettes for use in independent clinical studies. The company has collaboration with Keygene N.V. to develop hemp/cannabis plants for exceptional cannabinoid profiles and other superior agronomic traits for medical, therapeutic, and agricultural uses, as well as other applications. 22nd Century Group, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
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