Reviewing Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY) and Grupo Mexico (OTCMKTS:GMBXF)

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

Volatility & Risk

Marubeni has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Mexico has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marubeni	6.52%	13.84%	5.68%
Grupo Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Marubeni and Grupo Mexico”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marubeni	$51.16 billion	0.80	$3.32 billion	$20.81	11.89
Grupo Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Marubeni has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Mexico.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Marubeni and Grupo Mexico, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marubeni	0	1	0	0	2.00
Grupo Mexico	0	5	1	0	2.17

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Marubeni shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Marubeni beats Grupo Mexico on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Marubeni

Marubeni Corporation engages in various business activities. It manufactures, wholesales, and retails apparel, footwear, home furnishing and sport goods, industrial and textile materials, tire and rubber materials, and household and nursing care products; develops uranium, nuclear fuel cycle, iron ore, coking coal, copper mines, and related equipment and services; smelts and refines aluminum and magnesium; leases temporary steel construction materials; explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas; manages infrastructure funds; and develops and manages real estate. The company also offers insurance, technical, ICT, and logistic services; agri-inputs; fertilizer and crop protection product contracting services; crop protection product formulations; wood chips, biomass fuels, pulp and waste papers, paper, paperboards, sanitary, and building and construction materials; engineering, procurement, and construction services; and operation and maintenance services. It trades in fertilizers, dairy, agricultural, and marine products; sugar, processed food, beverages raw materials, and commercial use food materials; grains, oilseeds, feed ingredients, compound feeds, fresh and processed meat, petrochemicals, plastics, salts, chlor-alkalis, life science products, electronic materials, fertilizer materials, and inorganic mineral resources and chemicals; steelmaking raw materials, ferroalloys, nonferrous metals, and steel products; cement and ingots related materials; and petroleum and LPG. The company engages in infrastructure; water; automotive finance; power generation; power service and retail; natural gas; hydrogen; and fuel ammonia businesses. It owns, purchases, operates, leases, sells, and charters aerospace and ship products; leases refrigerated trailers, commercial vehicles, and freight cars; and sells, trades in, leases, finances, and services construction and industrial machinery, and mobility products. The company was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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.