VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Stock Comparison
Blackstone Inc. vs London Stock Exchange Group plc
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Blackstone Inc.
BX · 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 BX analysisLondon Stock Exchange Group plc
LSEG · London 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 LSEG analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: London Stock Exchange Group plc leads (74 / 100 vs 61 / 100 for Blackstone Inc.).
- Segment focus: Blackstone Inc. has 4 segments; London Stock Exchange Group plc has 5 segments (51% in Data & Analytics).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Blackstone Inc. has 8 moat types across 2 domains; London Stock Exchange Group plc has 8 across 4.
Primary market context
Blackstone Inc.
Real Estate
Private real estate investment management (opportunistic, core/core+, real estate debt, and perpetual/private-wealth real estate vehicles)
Global
Institutional investors and individual investors (via private wealth channels)
Alternative asset manager / GP / investment adviser
London Stock Exchange Group plc
Data & Analytics
Financial market data, analytics and workflows (terminals and enterprise feeds)
Global
Financial institutions and corporates
Data & analytics vendor
51%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Blackstone Inc. strengths
London Stock Exchange Group plc strengths
Segment mix
Blackstone Inc. segments
Full profile >Real Estate
Oligopoly
Private Equity
Oligopoly
Credit & Insurance
Oligopoly
Multi-Asset Investing
Oligopoly
London Stock Exchange Group plc segments
Full profile >Data & Analytics
Oligopoly
FTSE Russell
Oligopoly
Risk Intelligence
Oligopoly
Capital Markets
Oligopoly
Post Trade
Quasi-Monopoly
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