Grupo Mexico (OTCMKTS:GMBXF) & Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) Head-To-Head Comparison

Grupo Mexico (OTCMKTS:GMBXF) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) 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 institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Grupo Mexico and Carlisle Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Mexico	0	5	1	0	2.17
Carlisle Companies	1	5	4	0	2.30

Carlisle Companies has a consensus target price of $390.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.45%. Given Carlisle Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Grupo Mexico.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlisle Companies	$5.00 billion	2.81	$1.31 billion	$17.90	18.39

Carlisle Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Mexico.

Volatility & Risk

Grupo Mexico has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Mexico and Carlisle Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlisle Companies	16.12%	38.16%	15.60%

Summary

Carlisle Companies beats Grupo Mexico on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Carlisle Companies

Carlisle Companies Incorporated operates as a manufacturer and supplier of building envelope products and solutions in the United States, Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Carlisle Construction Materials and Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies. The company produces single-ply roofing products, and warranted roof systems and accessories, including ethylene propylene diene monomer, thermoplastic polyolefin and polyvinyl chloride membrane, polyiso insulation, and engineered metal roofing and wall panel systems for commercial and residential buildings. It also offers building envelope solutions, including high-performance waterproofing and moisture protection products, protective roofing underlayments, fully integrated liquid and sheet applied air/vapor barriers, sealants/primers and flashing systems, roof coatings and mastics, spray polyurethane foam and coating systems, block-molded expanded polystyrene insulation, and engineered products for HVAC applications. It sells its products under the Carlisle SynTec, Versico, WeatherBond, Hunter Panels, Resitrix, and Hertalan brands. Carlisle Companies Incorporated was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.