VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Keysight Technologies, Inc. vs Norfolk Southern Corporation
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 analysisNorfolk Southern Corporation
NSC · 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 NSC analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Norfolk Southern Corporation leads (70 / 100 vs 69 / 100 for Keysight Technologies, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Keysight Technologies, Inc. has 2 segments (69.3% in Communications Solutions Group (CSG)); Norfolk Southern Corporation has 3 segments (62% in Merchandise).
- Moat breadth: Keysight Technologies, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Norfolk Southern Corporation has 4 across 3.
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%
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Merchandise
Eastern U.S. freight rail transportation for industrial & consumer goods
United States (Southeast/East/Midwest; NS network + interchanges)
Manufacturers, producers, and distributors
Rail carrier
62%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Keysight Technologies, Inc. strengths
Norfolk Southern Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Keysight Technologies, Inc. segments
Full profile >Communications Solutions Group (CSG)
Oligopoly
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group (EISG)
Oligopoly
Norfolk Southern Corporation segments
Full profile >Merchandise
Oligopoly
Intermodal
Oligopoly
Coal
Oligopoly
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