VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Mastercard Incorporated vs Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Mastercard Incorporated
MA · New York Stock Exchange
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View MA analysisVerisk Analytics, Inc.
VRSK · NASDAQ Global Select Market
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View VRSK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Verisk Analytics, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 77 / 100 for Mastercard Incorporated).
- Segment focus: Mastercard Incorporated has 2 segments (61.5% in Payment Network); Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 2 segments (70.2% in Underwriting Solutions).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Mastercard Incorporated has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Mastercard Incorporated
Payment Network
Four-party card payment network (switching, acceptance, and network-related services)
Global
Issuers, acquirers, merchants, account holders
Network operator (authorization, clearing, settlement) and rules/standards steward
61.5%
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Underwriting Solutions
Property and casualty insurance underwriting content and analytics (forms and rules and loss costs, underwriting data and catastrophe and weather risk)
Primarily U.S. (with growing international offerings)
P&C insurers (personal and commercial lines)
Insurance data and analytics and standards and content provider
70.2%
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Shared moat types
Mastercard Incorporated strengths
Verisk Analytics, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Mastercard Incorporated segments
Full profile >Payment Network
Oligopoly
Value-Added Services and Solutions
Competitive
Verisk Analytics, Inc. segments
Full profile >Underwriting Solutions
Oligopoly
Claims Solutions
Oligopoly
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