VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Moody's Corporation vs Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Moody'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 analysisOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
ODFL · The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ODFL analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Moody's Corporation leads (79 / 100 vs 76 / 100 for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)); Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has 2 segments (99.1% in LTL Services).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Moody's Corporation has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has 7 across 2.
Primary market context
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%
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
LTL Services
North American less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation
North America (primarily United States)
B2B shippers
Asset-based LTL carrier (terminal network + pickup & delivery + linehaul)
99.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Moody's Corporation strengths
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Moody's Corporation segments
Full profile >Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Oligopoly
Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)
Competitive
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. segments
Full profile >LTL Services
Oligopoly
Other Services (Value-added logistics)
Competitive
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