VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Auto Trader Group plc vs CSL Limited
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Auto Trader Group plc
AUTO · London Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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CSL · ASX
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Auto Trader Group plc leads (96 / 100 vs 77 / 100 for CSL Limited).
- Segment focus: Auto Trader Group plc has 2 segments (93.3% in Autotrader (UK automotive marketplace & data platform)); CSL Limited has 3 segments (71.7% in CSL Behring).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Auto Trader Group plc has 4 moat types across 2 domains; CSL Limited has 7 across 3.
Primary market context
Auto Trader Group plc
Autotrader (UK automotive marketplace & data platform)
UK digital automotive marketplace (new & used) with retailer advertising/data products
United Kingdom
Consumers, vehicle retailers, OEMs/advertising agencies
Two-sided marketplace + advertising/data & workflow tools
93.3%
CSL Limited
CSL Behring
Plasma-derived therapies (immunoglobulins, albumin, coagulation factors) plus recombinant and gene therapies for rare and serious diseases
Global
Hospitals, specialty pharmacies, physicians; payers and national health systems
Vertically integrated biopharma (plasma collection -> fractionation/manufacturing -> commercial distribution)
71.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Auto Trader Group plc strengths
CSL Limited strengths
Segment mix
Auto Trader Group plc segments
Full profile >Autotrader (UK automotive marketplace & data platform)
Quasi-Monopoly
Autorama (vehicle leasing marketplace)
Competitive
CSL Limited segments
Full profile >CSL Behring
Oligopoly
CSL Seqirus
Oligopoly
CSL Vifor
Oligopoly
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