Comparing Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) & HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.6% of Interparfums shares are held by institutional investors. 43.7% of Interparfums shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interparfums	11.03%	16.45%	11.14%
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Interparfums and HempAmericana, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interparfums	0	1	5	1	3.00
HempAmericana	0	0	0	0	0.00

Interparfums currently has a consensus price target of $154.60, suggesting a potential upside of 76.20%. Given Interparfums’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Interparfums is more favorable than HempAmericana.

Volatility and Risk

Interparfums has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HempAmericana has a beta of -0.13, meaning that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Interparfums and HempAmericana”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interparfums	$1.46 billion	1.93	$164.36 million	$4.99	17.58
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Interparfums has higher revenue and earnings than HempAmericana.

Summary

Interparfums beats HempAmericana on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Interparfums

Inter Parfums, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of fragrances and fragrance related products in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, European Based Operations and United States Based Operations. The company offers its fragrance and cosmetic products under the Boucheron, Coach, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade, Lanvin, Moncler, Montblanc, Rochas, S.T. Dupont, Van Cleef & Arpels, Abercrombie & Fitch, Anna Sui, Donna Karan, DKNY, Emanual Ungaro, Ferragamo, Graff, GUESS, Hollister, MCM, Oscar de la Renta, Ungaro, and Roberto Cavalli brands, as well as French Connection, Intimate, and Dunhill, Lacoste names. It sells its products to department stores, perfumeries, specialty stores, duty free shops, and domestic and international wholesalers, and distributors, as well as through e-commerce. The company was formerly known as Jean Philippe Fragrances, Inc. and changed its name to Inter Parfums, Inc. in July 1999. Inter Parfums, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.