VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Stock Comparison

Datadog, Inc. vs United Rentals, Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Datadog, Inc.

DDOG · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$48.5B
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
63/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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United Rentals, Inc.

URI · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$51.5B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2026-01-01
Moat score
63/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score: both at 63 / 100.
  • Segment focus: Datadog, Inc. has 2 segments; United Rentals, Inc. has 2 segments (70.7% in General Rentals).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Datadog, Inc. has 7 moat types across 4 domains; United Rentals, Inc. has 9 across 3.

Primary market context

Datadog, Inc.

Observability Platform

Market

Cloud observability / monitoring & analytics (metrics, logs, traces, RUM)

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprise and mid-market (DevOps, SRE, engineering)

Role

SaaS platform vendor

United Rentals, Inc.

General Rentals

Market

Construction & industrial equipment rental (general line)

Geography

United States and Canada

Customer

Construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners

Role

Equipment rental provider / fleet operator

Revenue share

70.7%

Side-by-side metrics

Datadog, Inc.
United Rentals, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
DDOG - NASDAQ
URI - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$48.5B
$51.5B
Sector
Technology
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Observability Platform
General Rentals
Market structure
Oligopoly
Competitive
Market share
n/a
9.5%-11% (implied)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
63 / 100
63 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network, Supply, Legal
Supply, Demand, Legal
Last update
2025-12-28
2026-01-01

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow LockinOperational ExcellenceBrand TrustCompliance Advantage

Datadog, Inc. strengths

Suite BundlingEcosystem ComplementsData Network Effects

United Rentals, Inc. strengths

Physical Network DensityPreferential Input AccessService Field NetworkScope EconomiesCapacity Moat

Segment mix

Datadog, Inc. segments

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Observability Platform

Oligopoly

n/a

Cloud Security Platform

Competitive

n/a

United Rentals, Inc. segments

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General Rentals

Competitive

70.7%

Specialty

Competitive

29.3%

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