VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. vs Wise plc
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
BRK.B · 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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WISE · London Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. leads (64 / 100 vs 57 / 100 for Wise plc).
- Segment focus: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has 11 segments (28.3% in Insurance (underwriting + investment income)); Wise plc has 2 segments (74.7% in Personal international account and cross-border transfers).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Competitive. Pricing power: n/a vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has 17 moat types across 4 domains; Wise plc has 6 across 5.
Primary market context
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Insurance (underwriting + investment income)
Insurance and reinsurance (property and casualty + life/health), including float-funded investing
Global
Consumers and businesses (policyholders) and insurers (reinsurance cedents)
Underwriter and reinsurer plus investment manager of float
28.3%
Wise plc
Personal international account and cross-border transfers
Personal cross-border money movement, international account, card and multi-currency balance services
Global, across more than 160 countries and 40 currencies
Consumers, expatriates, travellers, migrants, freelancers and internationally active individuals
Digital cross-border transfer, account, card, FX conversion and balance-management provider
74.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. strengths
Wise plc strengths
Segment mix
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. segments
Full profile >Insurance (underwriting + investment income)
Competitive
BNSF Railway (freight rail transportation)
Oligopoly
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (regulated utilities, pipelines, renewables)
Monopoly
Industrial products manufacturing (PCC, Lubrizol, IMC, Marmon, etc.)
Oligopoly
Building products & housing (Clayton Homes, Shaw, Johns Manville, Benjamin Moore, etc.)
Competitive
Consumer products manufacturing (Duracell, Forest River, apparel/footwear, toys, etc.)
Competitive
Service businesses (FlightSafety, NetJets, TTI, Dairy Queen, etc.)
Competitive
Retailing businesses (Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, home furnishings, jewelry, See's, etc.)
Competitive
Pilot Travel Centers (travel centers + wholesale fuel marketing)
Oligopoly
McLane (wholesale distribution to convenience stores and restaurants)
Oligopoly
Holding company capital allocation and investing
Competitive
Wise plc segments
Full profile >Personal international account and cross-border transfers
Competitive
Wise Business and Wise Platform
Competitive
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