VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Lam Research Corporation vs Moody's Corporation
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Lam Research Corporation
LRCX · NASDAQ
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View LRCX analysisMoody's Corporation
MCO · 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 MCO analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Moody's Corporation leads (79 / 100 vs 73 / 100 for Lam Research Corporation).
- Segment focus: Lam Research Corporation has 2 segments (62.3% in Systems); Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Lam Research Corporation has 6 moat types across 2 domains; Moody's Corporation has 5 across 4.
Primary market context
Lam Research Corporation
Systems
Wafer fabrication equipment (etch, deposition, clean and related wafer processing tools)
Global
Semiconductor manufacturers (memory, foundry, logic/IDM)
Equipment OEM
62.3%
Moody's Corporation
Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Credit ratings and ratings-related research
Global
Issuers, investors, regulators
Credit rating agency / research provider
53.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Lam Research Corporation strengths
Moody's Corporation strengths
Segment mix
Lam Research Corporation segments
Full profile >Systems
Oligopoly
Customer Support Business Group (CSBG)
Quasi-Monopoly
Moody's Corporation segments
Full profile >Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Oligopoly
Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)
Competitive
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