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★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. vs U.S. Bancorp
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
LPLA · Nasdaq
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USB · New York Stock Exchange
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View USB analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: LPL Financial Holdings Inc. leads (79 / 100 vs 62 / 100 for U.S. Bancorp).
- Segment focus: LPL Financial Holdings Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Advisor Platform); U.S. Bancorp has 3 segments (42.8% in Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: LPL Financial Holdings Inc. has 6 moat types across 4 domains; U.S. Bancorp has 8 across 4.
Primary market context
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Advisor Platform
Advisor-mediated wealth management platform (independent broker-dealer + RIA custody/clearing)
United States
Financial advisors and financial institutions
Platform / broker-dealer / custodian
100%
U.S. Bancorp
Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking
U.S. corporate, commercial, institutional and wealth banking & advisory services
United States
Commercial, institutional, government and wealth clients
Bank / financial intermediary
42.8%
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Moat coverage
Shared moat types
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. strengths
U.S. Bancorp strengths
Segment mix
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >Advisor Platform
Oligopoly
U.S. Bancorp segments
Full profile >Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking
Competitive
Consumer and Business Banking
Oligopoly
Payment Services
Oligopoly
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