VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Datadog, Inc. vs Novartis AG
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Datadog, Inc.
DDOG · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View DDOG analysisNovartis AG
NOVN · SIX Swiss Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View NOVN analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Novartis AG leads (65 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for Datadog, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Datadog, Inc. has 2 segments; Novartis AG has 5 segments (29.3% in Oncology).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Datadog, Inc. has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Novartis AG has 4 across 3.
Primary market context
Datadog, Inc.
Observability Platform
Cloud observability / monitoring & analytics (metrics, logs, traces, RUM)
Global
Enterprise and mid-market (DevOps, SRE, engineering)
SaaS platform vendor
Novartis AG
Oncology
Oncology and hematology branded medicines (including targeted therapies and radioligand therapy)
Global
Oncologists and hospitals; reimbursed by payers; hospital and specialty pharmacy channels
Originator developer, manufacturer, and marketer of oncology therapies
29.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Datadog, Inc. strengths
Novartis AG strengths
Segment mix
Datadog, Inc. segments
Full profile >Observability Platform
Oligopoly
Cloud Security Platform
Competitive
Novartis AG segments
Full profile >Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic
Oligopoly
Immunology
Oligopoly
Neuroscience
Oligopoly
Oncology
Oligopoly
Established Brands
Competitive
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