VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Copart, Inc. vs Guidewire Software, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Copart, Inc.
CPRT · The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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View CPRT analysisGuidewire Software, Inc.
GWRE · 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 GWRE analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Copart, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Guidewire Software, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Copart, Inc. has 2 segments (83% in United States); Guidewire Software, Inc. has 2 segments (81.8% in Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Copart, Inc. has 5 moat types across 5 domains; Guidewire Software, Inc. has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Copart, Inc.
United States
Online salvage & used vehicle remarketing services
United States
Vehicle sellers (insurance carriers, dealers, fleets) and vehicle buyers (dismantlers, rebuilders, dealers, exporters, consumers)
Intermediary marketplace + ancillary services (transport, storage, title)
83%
Guidewire Software, Inc.
Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)
Property & casualty insurance core systems platforms (policy administration, claims, billing) with cloud delivery
Global
Property & casualty insurers (global carriers to regional/local providers)
Vertical enterprise application vendor / cloud platform operator
81.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Copart, Inc. strengths
Guidewire Software, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Copart, Inc. segments
Full profile >United States
Oligopoly
International
Competitive
Guidewire Software, Inc. segments
Full profile >Core P&C insurance platform software (InsuranceSuite, InsuranceNow, Guidewire Cloud Platform)
Oligopoly
Professional services (implementation, cloud migration, integration)
Competitive
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