VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. vs Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
IBKR · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View IBKR analysisMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.
MPWR · 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 MPWR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. leads (67 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Electronic brokerage); Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 6 segments (32.5% in Enterprise Data).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Weak vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 4 moat types across 4 domains; Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 4 across 3.
Primary market context
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Electronic brokerage
Multi-asset electronic brokerage, clearing, custody, and financing (self-directed and institutional)
Global
Individual investors and institutional clients (e.g., hedge funds, advisors, proprietary trading firms, introducing brokers)
Broker-dealer / clearing broker / platform operator
100%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Enterprise Data
Power management ICs and power modules for enterprise/data center servers (CPU/GPU/AI accelerators) and cloud/on-prem compute platforms
Global
OEMs/ODMs and cloud platform designers
Fabless component supplier (power semiconductors)
32.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. strengths
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. segments
Full profile >Electronic brokerage
Competitive
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. segments
Full profile >Enterprise Data
Oligopoly
Storage and Computing
Competitive
Automotive
Oligopoly
Communications
Oligopoly
Consumer
Competitive
Industrial
Oligopoly
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