VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Booking Holdings Inc. vs Equinix, 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 analysisEquinix, Inc.
EQIX · 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 EQIX analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Booking Holdings Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 66 / 100 for Equinix, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Booking Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (95.5% in OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)); Equinix, Inc. has 3 segments.
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs n/a.
- Moat breadth: Booking Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Equinix, Inc. has 7 across 3.
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%
Equinix, Inc.
IBX Colocation & Interconnection Platform
Carrier-neutral multi-tenant data centers (colocation) and physical interconnection (cross connects, exchanges) in network-dense metros
Global
Enterprises and service providers
Digital infrastructure / colocation operator and interconnection hub
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Booking Holdings Inc. strengths
Equinix, 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
Equinix, Inc. segments
Full profile >IBX Colocation & Interconnection Platform
Oligopoly
Hyperscale xScale & Joint Ventures
Competitive
Digital Services & Software-Defined Interconnection
Competitive
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