VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
MSCI Inc. vs U.S. Bancorp
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
MSCI Inc.
MSCI · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
U.S. Bancorp
USB · 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
Dive deeper into U.S. Bancorp's moat claims, evidence, and risks.
View USB analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: MSCI Inc. leads (76 / 100 vs 62 / 100 for U.S. Bancorp).
- Segment focus: MSCI Inc. has 4 segments (55.9% in Index); U.S. Bancorp has 3 segments (42.8% in Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: MSCI Inc. has 4 moat types across 3 domains; U.S. Bancorp has 8 across 4.
Primary market context
MSCI Inc.
Index
Investment indexes and index licensing
Global
Institutional investors and asset managers
Index provider / benchmark administrator
55.9%
U.S. Bancorp
Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking
U.S. corporate, commercial, institutional and wealth banking & advisory services
United States
Commercial, institutional, government and wealth clients
Bank / financial intermediary
42.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
MSCI Inc. strengths
U.S. Bancorp strengths
Segment mix
MSCI Inc. segments
Full profile >Index
Oligopoly
Analytics
Oligopoly
Sustainability and Climate
Competitive
Private Assets
Competitive
U.S. Bancorp segments
Full profile >Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking
Competitive
Consumer and Business Banking
Oligopoly
Payment Services
Oligopoly
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