VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Coloplast A/S vs VeriSign, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Coloplast A/S
COLOB · Nasdaq Copenhagen
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View COLOB analysisVeriSign, Inc.
VRSN · 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 VRSN analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: VeriSign, Inc. leads (100 / 100 vs 77 / 100 for Coloplast A/S).
- Segment focus: Coloplast A/S has 5 segments (35.5% in Ostomy Care); VeriSign, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Naming Services (.com and .net registry)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Coloplast A/S has 7 moat types across 3 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
Coloplast A/S
Ostomy Care
Ostomy care products (bags, plates, supporting products)
Global
Healthcare providers and distributors; end-users are ostomy patients
Medical device manufacturer (disposable consumables)
35.5%
VeriSign, Inc.
Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Registry operator services for .com and .net top-level domains (domain registrations + authoritative DNS resolution)
Global
ICANN-accredited domain registrars (wholesale) and, indirectly, registrants
Registry operator / DNS infrastructure provider
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Coloplast A/S strengths
VeriSign, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Coloplast A/S segments
Full profile >Ostomy Care
Oligopoly
Continence Care
Oligopoly
Voice & Respiratory Care
Oligopoly
Wound & Tissue Repair
Competitive
Interventional Urology
Oligopoly
VeriSign, Inc. segments
Full profile >Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Monopoly
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