VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Stock Comparison
American Water Works Company, Inc. vs CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
American Water Works Company, Inc.
AWK · 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 AWK analysisCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CRWD · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CRWD analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. leads (80 / 100 vs 79 / 100 for American Water Works Company, Inc.).
- Segment focus: American Water Works Company, Inc. has 2 segments (91.7% in Regulated Businesses); CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 2 segments (95.1% in Falcon Platform Subscriptions).
- Primary market structure: Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: American Water Works Company, Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
American Water Works Company, Inc.
Regulated Businesses
Regulated water and wastewater utility service in certificated/franchised territories
United States (14-state footprint)
Residential, commercial, industrial, public authority, fire service, and sale-for-resale customers
Regulated utility owner/operator (water & wastewater)
91.7%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Falcon Platform Subscriptions
Cloud-native endpoint, workload and identity protection / XDR cybersecurity platforms
Global
Enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations (end-users via direct sales and channel partners)
SaaS cybersecurity platform vendor
95.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
American Water Works Company, Inc. strengths
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
American Water Works Company, Inc. segments
Full profile >Regulated Businesses
Monopoly
Military and Contract Water Services (Other)
Duopoly
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. segments
Full profile >Falcon Platform Subscriptions
Oligopoly
Professional Services (Incident Response & Proactive Services)
Competitive
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