VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. vs CoStar Group, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
BR · 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 BR 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: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. leads (91 / 100 vs 75 / 100 for CoStar Group, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has 2 segments (74.2% in Investor Communication Solutions); CoStar Group, Inc. has 6 segments (39% in Multifamily (Apartments.com Network)).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; CoStar Group, Inc. has 9 across 4.
Primary market context
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Investor Communication Solutions
Proxy distribution, vote processing, and regulatory investor communications
Primarily United States (with select international services)
Public companies, mutual funds, banks and broker-dealers, asset managers
Outsourced intermediary for shareholder communications and proxy voting workflows
74.2%
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
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. strengths
CoStar Group, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. segments
Full profile >Investor Communication Solutions
Quasi-Monopoly
Global Technology and Operations
Oligopoly
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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