VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Analog Devices, Inc. vs Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Analog Devices, Inc.
ADI · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ADI analysisMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.
MPWR · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MPWR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. leads (67 / 100 vs 59 / 100 for Analog Devices, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Analog Devices, Inc. has 4 segments (44.7% in Industrial); Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 6 segments (32.5% in Enterprise Data).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Analog Devices, Inc. has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 4 across 3.
Primary market context
Analog Devices, Inc.
Industrial
Industrial analog, mixed-signal, RF and power management semiconductors
Global
B2B (OEMs/ODMs, industrial equipment, test & measurement, aerospace/defense)
Semiconductor IC supplier
44.7%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Enterprise Data
Power management ICs and power modules for enterprise/data center servers (CPU/GPU/AI accelerators) and cloud/on-prem compute platforms
Global
OEMs/ODMs and cloud platform designers
Fabless component supplier (power semiconductors)
32.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Analog Devices, Inc. strengths
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Analog Devices, Inc. segments
Full profile >Industrial
Oligopoly
Automotive
Oligopoly
Communications
Oligopoly
Consumer
Competitive
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. segments
Full profile >Enterprise Data
Oligopoly
Storage and Computing
Competitive
Automotive
Oligopoly
Communications
Oligopoly
Consumer
Competitive
Industrial
Oligopoly
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