VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Baidu, Inc. vs Crown Castle Inc.
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 analysisCrown Castle Inc.
CCI · 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 CCI analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Crown Castle Inc. leads (84 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Baidu, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Baidu, Inc. has 4 segments (54.5% in Online Marketing (Search & Feed Ads)); Crown Castle Inc. has 2 segments (67% in Towers).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Baidu, Inc. has 10 moat types across 4 domains; Crown Castle Inc. has 3 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%
Crown Castle Inc.
Towers
U.S. macrocell tower leasing (wireless site rental)
United States
Mobile network operators
Infrastructure owner/lessor
67%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Baidu, Inc. strengths
Crown Castle Inc. 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
Crown Castle Inc. segments
Full profile >Towers
Oligopoly
Fiber (small cells + fiber solutions)
Competitive
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