VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Friday, December 26, 2025

Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. vs Moody's Corporation

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

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

LPLA · Nasdaq

Market cap (USD)$29.9B
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-26
Moat score
79/ 100

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

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Moody's Corporation

MCO · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorFinancials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-21
Moat score
79/ 100

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

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Side-by-side metrics

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Moody's Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
LPLA - Nasdaq
MCO - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$29.9B
n/a
Sector
Financials
Financials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Advisor Platform
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
23%-25% (reported)
29%-32% (estimated)
HHI estimate
n/a
3,568
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
79 / 100
79 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal, Network
Legal, Network, Demand, Supply
Last update
2025-12-26
2025-12-21

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

No overlap yet.

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostSuite BundlingOperational ExcellenceCompliance AdvantageTwo Sided NetworkSwitching Costs General

Moody's Corporation strengths

Regulated Standards PipeDe Facto StandardBrand TrustData Workflow LockinScope Economies

Segment mix

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. segments

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Advisor Platform

Oligopoly

100%

Moody's Corporation segments

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Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)

Oligopoly

53.5%

Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)

Competitive

46.5%

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