VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Experian plc vs Fastenal Company
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Experian plc
EXPN · 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 EXPN analysisFastenal Company
FAST · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View FAST analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Experian plc leads (76 / 100 vs 57 / 100 for Fastenal Company).
- Segment focus: Experian plc has 4 segments (67.2% in North America); Fastenal Company has 2 segments (55.7% in Core industrial & construction supplies distribution (branches, Onsite, eBusiness excl. FMI)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Experian plc has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Fastenal Company has 4 across 2.
Primary market context
Experian plc
North America
Consumer and business credit reporting, identity/fraud data and decision analytics, plus consumer credit/insurance marketplaces
North America
Financial institutions, insurers, auto lenders, healthcare providers, advertisers, consumers
Data/analytics provider and consumer marketplace operator
67.2%
Fastenal Company
Core industrial & construction supplies distribution (branches, Onsite, eBusiness excl. FMI)
Wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies (fasteners, safety, tools, and other MRO/OEM consumables)
Primarily North America (with growing international presence)
Manufacturing (OEM and MRO), non-residential construction, and other commercial customers
Distributor
55.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Experian plc strengths
Fastenal Company strengths
Segment mix
Experian plc segments
Full profile >North America
Oligopoly
Latin America
Quasi-Monopoly
UK and Ireland
Oligopoly
EMEA and Asia Pacific
Competitive
Fastenal Company segments
Full profile >Fastenal Managed Inventory (FMI)
Competitive
Core industrial & construction supplies distribution (branches, Onsite, eBusiness excl. FMI)
Competitive
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