VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Booking Holdings Inc. vs CoStar Group, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Booking Holdings Inc.
BKNG · 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 BKNG analysisCoStar Group, Inc.
CSGP · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CSGP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Booking Holdings Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 75 / 100 for CoStar Group, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Booking Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (95.5% in OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)); CoStar Group, Inc. has 6 segments (39% in Multifamily (Apartments.com Network)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Booking Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; CoStar Group, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Booking Holdings Inc.
OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Online travel agency (OTA) reservation platforms
Global
Two-sided: travelers (B2C) and travel service providers (B2B)
Intermediary / marketplace
95.5%
CoStar Group, Inc.
Multifamily (Apartments.com Network)
Online multifamily rental marketplaces and advertising
United States
Two-sided (renters + property managers/owners)
Marketplace (subscription advertising + workflow tools)
39%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Booking Holdings Inc. strengths
CoStar Group, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Booking Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Oligopoly
Metasearch & restaurant reservations (KAYAK, OpenTable)
Competitive
CoStar Group, Inc. segments
Full profile >CoStar (commercial real estate info & analytics)
Oligopoly
Information Services (lease management software + international info)
Competitive
Multifamily (Apartments.com Network)
Oligopoly
LoopNet (commercial property marketing marketplace)
Oligopoly
Residential (Homes.com + OnTheMarket)
Oligopoly
Other Marketplaces (Ten-X, Land.com, BizBuySell, etc.)
Competitive
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