VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Applied Materials, Inc. vs Interactive Brokers Group, 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 analysisInteractive Brokers Group, Inc.
IBKR · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View IBKR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Applied Materials, Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Applied Materials, Inc. has 2 segments (73.3% in Semiconductor Systems); Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Electronic brokerage).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Applied Materials, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 4 across 4.
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%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Electronic brokerage
Multi-asset electronic brokerage, clearing, custody, and financing (self-directed and institutional)
Global
Individual investors and institutional clients (e.g., hedge funds, advisors, proprietary trading firms, introducing brokers)
Broker-dealer / clearing broker / platform operator
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Applied Materials, Inc. strengths
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Applied Materials, Inc. segments
Full profile >Semiconductor Systems
Oligopoly
Applied Global Services (AGS)
Competitive
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. segments
Full profile >Electronic brokerage
Competitive
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