VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Baidu, Inc. vs Boston Scientific Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Baidu, Inc.
9888 · The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 9888 analysisBoston Scientific Corporation
BSX · New York 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 BSX analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Baidu, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for Boston Scientific Corporation).
- Segment focus: Baidu, Inc. has 4 segments (54.5% in Online Marketing (Search & Feed Ads)); Boston Scientific Corporation has 5 segments (49.8% in Cardiology).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Baidu, Inc. has 10 moat types across 4 domains; Boston Scientific Corporation has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Baidu, Inc.
Online Marketing (Search & Feed Ads)
Chinese-language search and feed-based online marketing services
Mainland China
Advertisers (SMEs and larger enterprises) buying performance-based and feed ads
Search + feed platform operator / ad marketplace
54.5%
Boston Scientific Corporation
Cardiology
Cardiology devices (interventional cardiology, structural heart, electrophysiology, cardiac rhythm management and remote monitoring)
Global
Hospitals/cath labs/EP labs and specialty clinics (cardiologists, electrophysiologists)
Medical device OEM / implantables + procedure devices + service-enabled monitoring
49.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Baidu, Inc. strengths
Boston Scientific Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Baidu, Inc. segments
Full profile >Online Marketing (Search & Feed Ads)
Quasi-Monopoly
AI Cloud (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS + GenAI APIs)
Oligopoly
Intelligent Driving & Other Growth Initiatives
Oligopoly
iQIYI (Online Entertainment)
Oligopoly
Boston Scientific Corporation segments
Full profile >Endoscopy
Oligopoly
Urology
Competitive
Neuromodulation
Oligopoly
Cardiology
Oligopoly
Peripheral Interventions
Competitive
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