VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. vs PDD Holdings Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV · 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 LYV analysisPDD Holdings Inc.
PDD · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View PDD analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. leads (84 / 100 vs 44 / 100 for PDD Holdings Inc.).
- Segment focus: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. has 3 segments (82.2% in Concerts); PDD Holdings Inc. has 2 segments.
- Moat breadth: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; PDD Holdings Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Concerts
Live music concert promotion, festival production, and music venue operations
Global
Artists/agents (supply) and fans (end-users); venues and festivals; corporate partners
Promoter + venue operator
82.2%
PDD Holdings Inc.
Pinduoduo China marketplace
China online retail marketplace (value-for-money focus)
China
Consumers & third-party merchants
Online marketplace platform
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. strengths
PDD Holdings Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. segments
Full profile >Concerts
Oligopoly
Ticketing
Quasi-Monopoly
Sponsorship & Advertising
Competitive
PDD Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >Pinduoduo China marketplace
Oligopoly
Temu international marketplace
Competitive
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