VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Stock Comparison
Keysight Technologies, Inc. vs Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
KEYS · 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 KEYS analysisLowe's Companies, Inc.
LOW · 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 LOW analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Keysight Technologies, Inc. leads (69 / 100 vs 48 / 100 for Lowe's Companies, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Keysight Technologies, Inc. has 2 segments (69.3% in Communications Solutions Group (CSG)); Lowe's Companies, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Home Improvement Operations (Omnichannel)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Keysight Technologies, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Lowe's Companies, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
Communications Solutions Group (CSG)
Electronic design, test, and measurement solutions for communications networks and aerospace/defense/government systems
Global
Commercial communications OEMs and operators; aerospace/defense primes and government contractors/agencies
Test & measurement instrumentation OEM + software platform + services provider
69.3%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Home Improvement Operations (Omnichannel)
U.S. home improvement retail and related services (DIY and Pro; omnichannel)
United States
DIY consumers and small-to-medium professional contractors
Omnichannel retailer and distributor
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Keysight Technologies, Inc. strengths
Lowe's Companies, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Keysight Technologies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Communications Solutions Group (CSG)
Oligopoly
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group (EISG)
Oligopoly
Lowe's Companies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Home Improvement Operations (Omnichannel)
Competitive
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