VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

* MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON *

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Friday, December 26, 2025

Stock Comparison

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. vs Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

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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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

MPWR · NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$44.1B
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-25
Moat score
67/ 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.
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
LPLA - Nasdaq
MPWR - NASDAQ Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$29.9B
$44.1B
Sector
Financials
Technology
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Advisor Platform
Enterprise Data
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
23%-25% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
79 / 100
67 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Legal, Network
Demand, Supply, Legal
Last update
2025-12-26
2025-12-25

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Operational Excellence

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostSuite BundlingCompliance AdvantageTwo Sided NetworkSwitching Costs General

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. strengths

Design In QualificationIP Choke PointBrand Trust

Segment mix

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. segments

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Advisor Platform

Oligopoly

100%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. segments

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Enterprise Data

Oligopoly

32.5%

Storage and Computing

Competitive

22.7%

Automotive

Oligopoly

18.8%

Communications

Oligopoly

10.2%

Consumer

Competitive

9.1%

Industrial

Oligopoly

6.7%

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