VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Hoshizaki Corporation vs Transurban Group
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Hoshizaki Corporation
6465 · Tokyo Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 6465 analysisTransurban Group
TCL · Australian Securities Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View TCL analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Transurban Group leads (91 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Hoshizaki Corporation).
- Segment focus: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 segments (26.4% in Refrigerators & freezers); Transurban Group has 4 segments (49.5% in Sydney toll roads).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Transurban Group has 3 across 3.
Primary market context
Hoshizaki Corporation
Refrigerators & freezers
Commercial refrigerators & freezers for professional kitchens and food retail
Global
Restaurants, supermarkets/convenience stores, institutional kitchens, food distribution and preparation facilities
OEM/manufacturer with after-sales support; increasingly connected monitoring/services
26.4%
Transurban Group
Sydney toll roads
Urban toll-road concessions (Sydney)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Motorists and commercial fleet operators
Concessionaire / operator and developer
49.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Hoshizaki Corporation strengths
Transurban Group strengths
Segment mix
Hoshizaki Corporation segments
Full profile >Ice makers
Oligopoly
Refrigerators & freezers
Competitive
Commercial dishwashers (warewashing)
Oligopoly
Dispensers (beverage systems)
Oligopoly
Other Hoshizaki products
Competitive
Maintenance / repair (service, parts, and connected monitoring)
Quasi-Monopoly
Other companies' products (resale/complementary kitchen equipment)
Competitive
Transurban Group segments
Full profile >Sydney toll roads
Quasi-Monopoly
Melbourne toll roads
Quasi-Monopoly
Brisbane toll roads
Quasi-Monopoly
North America managed lanes and concessions
Quasi-Monopoly
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