Head to Head Review: Grupo Mexico (OTCMKTS:GMBXF) vs. Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP)

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) and Grupo Mexico (OTCMKTS:GMBXF) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Icahn Enterprises and Grupo Mexico’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Icahn Enterprises	-2.98%	-8.22%	-1.94%
Grupo Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Icahn Enterprises and Grupo Mexico, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Icahn Enterprises	1	1	0	0	1.50
Grupo Mexico	0	3	1	0	2.25

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Mexico has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Icahn Enterprises and Grupo Mexico”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Icahn Enterprises	$9.66 billion	0.49	-$299.00 million	($0.60)	-12.42
Grupo Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Grupo Mexico has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Icahn Enterprises.

Summary

Grupo Mexico beats Icahn Enterprises on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Icahn Enterprises

Icahn Enterprises L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the investment, energy, automotive, food packaging, real estate, home fashion, and pharma businesses in the United States and Internationally. The Investment segment invests its proprietary capital through various private investment funds. This segment provides investment advisory and other related services. The Energy segment refines and markets transportation fuels in the form of gasoline and diesel fuels, as well as renewable diesel; and manufactures nitrogen fertilizers in the form of urea ammonium nitrate and ammonia. The Automotive segment sells automotive parts and materials, and retailed merchandise; offers automotive repair and maintenance services; and leases real estate properties. The Food Packaging segment produces and sells cellulosic, fibrous, and plastic casings that are used to prepare and package processed meat products. The Real Estate segment is involved in the leasing of land, retail, office, and industrial properties; the development and sale of single-family homes; and the operation of country clubs. The Home Fashion segment manufactures, sources, markets, distributes, and sells home fashion consumer products. The Pharma segment offers pharmaceutical products and services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.

About Grupo Mexico

Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V. engages in copper production, cargo transportation, and infrastructure businesses worldwide. The company operates through Mining, Transportation, and Infrastructure divisions. The Mining division explores for copper, silver, molybdenum, zinc, sulfuric acid, gold, and selenium. It owns interests in 14 underground and open pit mines, and 8 exploration projects in Mexico, Peru, the United States, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Spain. The Transportation division offers railroad transportation services, including general and intermodal freight services by railroad; passenger transportation services; and auxiliary terminal management and intra-terminal hauling services. This division provides railroad services for the agriculture, automotive, cement, energy, intermodal, metals and minerals, industrial products, and chemical and fertilizer sectors. It operates a railroad network of 11,137 km across 24 states in Mexico. The Infrastructure division offers land and ocean drilling services; and engineering services. It also generates energy through a combined cycle plant and wind farm; and constructs, operates, and maintains Salamanca-León highway and Silao Bypas. Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1890 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.