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★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Monday, December 29, 2025

Stock Comparison

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. vs Novo Nordisk A/S

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

MPWR · NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$44.1B
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-25
Moat score
67/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Novo Nordisk A/S

NOVOB · Nasdaq Copenhagen

Market cap (USD)$232.3B
SectorHealthcare
CountryDK
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
85/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Novo Nordisk A/S leads (85 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 6 segments (32.5% in Enterprise Data); Novo Nordisk A/S has 3 segments (71.1% in Diabetes care).
  • Moat breadth: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Novo Nordisk A/S has 5 across 3.

Primary market context

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

Enterprise Data

Market

Power management ICs and power modules for enterprise/data center servers (CPU/GPU/AI accelerators) and cloud/on-prem compute platforms

Geography

Global

Customer

OEMs/ODMs and cloud platform designers

Role

Fabless component supplier (power semiconductors)

Revenue share

32.5%

Novo Nordisk A/S

Diabetes care

Market

Diabetes pharmaceuticals (GLP-1 for type 2 diabetes, insulin, and related therapies)

Geography

Global

Customer

Payers/providers and patients (via wholesalers/pharmacies/hospitals)

Role

Originator pharma (R&D, regulatory, manufacturing, commercialization)

Revenue share

71.1%

Side-by-side metrics

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Novo Nordisk A/S
Ticker / Exchange
MPWR - NASDAQ Global Select Market
NOVOB - Nasdaq Copenhagen
Market cap (USD)
$44.1B
$232.3B
Sector
Technology
Healthcare
HQ country
US
DK
Primary segment
Enterprise Data
Diabetes care
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
33.7% (reported)
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
67 / 100
85 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Supply, Legal
Legal, Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-25
2025-12-28

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

IP Choke PointBrand Trust

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. strengths

Design In QualificationOperational Excellence

Novo Nordisk A/S strengths

Regulated Standards PipeCapacity MoatLearning Curve Yield

Segment mix

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. segments

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Enterprise Data

Oligopoly

32.5%

Storage and Computing

Competitive

22.7%

Automotive

Oligopoly

18.8%

Communications

Oligopoly

10.2%

Consumer

Competitive

9.1%

Industrial

Oligopoly

6.7%

Novo Nordisk A/S segments

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Diabetes care

Oligopoly

71.1%

Obesity care

Duopoly

22.4%

Rare disease

Oligopoly

6.4%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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