Reviewing HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) & Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO)

HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) and Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares HempAmericana and Funko’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A
Funko	-1.92%	-5.01%	-1.60%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for HempAmericana and Funko, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HempAmericana	0	0	0	0	0.00
Funko	0	2	2	0	2.50

Funko has a consensus price target of $9.88, indicating a potential upside of 175.07%. Given Funko’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Funko is more favorable than HempAmericana.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Funko shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

HempAmericana has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HempAmericana and Funko”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Funko	$1.05 billion	0.19	-$14.72 million	($0.37)	-9.70

HempAmericana has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funko.

Summary

Funko beats HempAmericana on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HempAmericana

HempAmericana, Inc. researches, develops, and sells products made of industrial hemp in the United States. It provides hemp-based concrete, hemp bags, hemp seeds for consumption, hemp clothing, and hemp rolling paper products. HempAmericana, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

About Funko

Funko, Inc., a pop culture consumer products company, designs, sources, and distributes licensed pop culture products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides media and entertainment content, including movies, television (TV) shows, video games, music, and sports; figures, handbags, backpacks, wallets, apparel, accessories, plush products, homewares, and digital non-fungible tokens; and art prints and vinyl records, posters, soundtracks, toys, books, games, and other collectibles. It markets its products under the Pop!, Loungefly, Funko, Mystery Minis, Bitty Pop!, Funko action figures, Funko Plush, and Funko Soda brand names; and licenses its properties under the classic evergreen, movie release, current TV, and current video game categories. The company sells its products through specialty retailers, mass-market retailers, e-commerce sites, and distributors; and at specialty licensing and comic book shows, conventions, and exhibitions, as well as through its e-commerce business. Funko, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington.