VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Stock Comparison
Applied Materials, Inc. vs Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Applied Materials, Inc.
AMAT · The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View AMAT analysisHims & Hers Health, Inc.
HIMS · 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 HIMS analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Applied Materials, Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 51 / 100 for Hims & Hers Health, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Applied Materials, Inc. has 2 segments (73.3% in Semiconductor Systems); Hims & Hers Health, Inc. has 2 segments (97.4% in Online Platform).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Applied Materials, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Hims & Hers Health, Inc. has 3 across 2.
Primary market context
Applied Materials, Inc.
Semiconductor Systems
Wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) and adjacent front-end process equipment (deposition, etch, CMP, metrology/inspection) plus advanced packaging tools
Global
Semiconductor manufacturers (foundry, logic, memory) and advanced packaging providers
OEM equipment supplier
73.3%
Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
Online Platform
Direct-to-consumer telehealth + subscription pharmacy (cash-pay) for lifestyle and chronic conditions
Primarily United States
Consumers (end-users), paid out-of-pocket; supported by affiliated provider networks and pharmacy fulfillment
D2C digital health platform + fulfillment (mail-order pharmacy and partners)
97.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Applied Materials, Inc. strengths
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Applied Materials, Inc. segments
Full profile >Semiconductor Systems
Oligopoly
Applied Global Services (AGS)
Competitive
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. segments
Full profile >Online Platform
Competitive
Wholesale
Competitive
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