HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) versus Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX) Financial Analysis

Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX) and HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Olaplex and HempAmericana, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olaplex	1	5	1	0	2.00
HempAmericana	0	0	0	0	0.00

Olaplex presently has a consensus price target of $1.92, indicating a potential downside of 7.11%. Given HempAmericana’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HempAmericana is more favorable than Olaplex.

Risk and Volatility

Olaplex has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HempAmericana has a beta of -0.38, meaning that its share price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.4% of Olaplex shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Olaplex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olaplex	-3.53%	2.23%	1.31%
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Olaplex and HempAmericana”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Olaplex	$425.35 million	3.27	-$9.25 million	($0.02)	-103.50
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

HempAmericana has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Olaplex.

Summary

Olaplex beats HempAmericana on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Olaplex

Olaplex Holdings, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells hair care products in the United States and internationally. The company offers hair care shampoos and conditioners for use in treatment, maintenance, and protection of hair, as well as oil, moisture mask, and nourishing hair serum. It provides hair care products to professional hair salons, retailers, and everyday consumers. The company distributes its products through professional distributors in salons, directly to retailers for sale in their physical stores, e-commerce sites, and its website, Olaplex.com, as well as third party e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

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.