VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Stock Comparison

reAlpha Tech Corp. vs Global Payments Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

reAlpha Tech Corp.

AIRE · Nasdaq Capital Market

Market cap (USD)$24.8M
Gross margin (TTM)54.3%
Operating margin (TTM)-346%
Net margin (TTM)-813.9%
SectorReal Estate
IndustryReal Estate - Services
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-02
Moat score
42/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Global Payments Inc.

GPN · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$18.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
Operating margin (TTM)
Net margin (TTM)
SectorFinancials
Industry
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-10
Moat score
62/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Global Payments Inc. leads (62 / 100 vs 42 / 100 for reAlpha Tech Corp.).
  • Segment focus: reAlpha Tech Corp. has 2 segments (83.5% in Homebuying Platform & Transaction Services); Global Payments Inc. has 2 segments (76.1% in Merchant Solutions).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Competitive. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: reAlpha Tech Corp. has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Global Payments Inc. has 6 across 4.

Primary market context

reAlpha Tech Corp.

Homebuying Platform & Transaction Services

Market

Integrated U.S. residential real estate transaction services platform (brokerage + mortgage + title)

Geography

United States

Customer

Homebuyers

Role

Transaction intermediary / service provider

Revenue share

83.5%

Global Payments Inc.

Merchant Solutions

Market

Merchant acquiring and integrated payments (card-present and e-commerce)

Geography

Global

Customer

Merchants (SMB to enterprise) and software platforms

Role

Acquirer and payment processor

Revenue share

76.1%

Side-by-side metrics

reAlpha Tech Corp.
Global Payments Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
AIRE - Nasdaq Capital Market
GPN - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$24.8M
$18.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
54.3%
n/a
Operating margin (TTM)
-346%
n/a
Net margin (TTM)
-813.9%
n/a
Sector
Real Estate
Financials
Industry
Real Estate - Services
n/a
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Homebuying Platform & Transaction Services
Merchant Solutions
Market structure
Competitive
Competitive
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Weak
Moderate
Moat score
42 / 100
62 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Legal
Network, Demand, Supply, Legal
Last update
2026-01-02
2026-01-10

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow LockinCompliance AdvantageSwitching Costs General

reAlpha Tech Corp. strengths

Suite Bundling

Global Payments Inc. strengths

Ecosystem ComplementsScale Economies Unit CostLong Term Contracts

Segment mix

reAlpha Tech Corp. segments

Full profile >

Homebuying Platform & Transaction Services

Competitive

83.5%

AiChat Conversational AI SaaS

Competitive

16.5%

Global Payments Inc. segments

Full profile >

Merchant Solutions

Competitive

76.1%

Issuer Solutions

Oligopoly

24.6%

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