VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Moody's Corporation vs Visa 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.
Full stock profile
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View MCO analysisVisa Inc.
V · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Moody's Corporation leads (79 / 100 vs 77 / 100 for Visa Inc.).
- Segment focus: Moody's Corporation has 2 segments (53.5% in Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)); Visa Inc. has 4 segments (35.9% in Data processing revenue).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs n/a.
- Moat breadth: Moody's Corporation has 5 moat types across 4 domains; Visa Inc. has 7 across 4.
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%
Visa Inc.
Data processing revenue
Payment transaction processing (authorization, clearing and settlement) for VisaNet and related network access
Global
Issuers, acquirers, payment processors
Network processor / switch (authorization, clearing, settlement)
35.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Moody's Corporation strengths
Visa Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Moody's Corporation segments
Full profile >Moody's Investors Service (Credit Ratings)
Oligopoly
Moody's Analytics (Risk & Data/Software)
Competitive
Visa Inc. segments
Full profile >Service revenue
Oligopoly
Data processing revenue
Oligopoly
International transaction revenue
Oligopoly
Other revenue
Competitive
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