VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
ANSYS, Inc. vs Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ANSYS, Inc.
ANSS · 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 ANSS analysisBrookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
BIP · 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 BIP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. leads (74 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for ANSYS, Inc.).
- Segment focus: ANSYS, Inc. has 3 segments; Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. has 4 segments.
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: ANSYS, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. has 4 across 3.
Primary market context
ANSYS, Inc.
Core Multiphysics Simulation Platform (CAE)
Multiphysics engineering simulation (CAE) software
Global
Enterprises and academia
Engineering design, verification, and validation software
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Utilities
Regulated and contracted utility infrastructure (electric transmission, gas pipelines/distribution, metering and residential energy services)
Global
Regulators and contracted counterparties; residential and commercial end-users via utility networks
Owner-operator of regulated networks and contracted utility assets
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
ANSYS, Inc. strengths
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. strengths
Segment mix
ANSYS, Inc. segments
Full profile >Core Multiphysics Simulation Platform (CAE)
Oligopoly
Electronics & Semiconductor Simulation (EDA-adjacent)
Oligopoly
Digital Mission Engineering & Safety-Critical Tooling
Competitive
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. segments
Full profile >Utilities
Quasi-Monopoly
Transport
Oligopoly
Midstream
Oligopoly
Data
Oligopoly
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