VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Microsoft Corporation vs NXP Semiconductors N.V.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MSFT analysisNXP Semiconductors N.V.
NXPI · The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View NXPI analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Microsoft Corporation leads (84 / 100 vs 64 / 100 for NXP Semiconductors N.V.).
- Segment focus: Microsoft Corporation has 3 segments (42.9% in Productivity and Business Processes); NXP Semiconductors N.V. has 4 segments (56.7% in Automotive).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Microsoft Corporation has 9 moat types across 4 domains; NXP Semiconductors N.V. has 8 across 4.
Primary market context
Microsoft Corporation
Productivity and Business Processes
Enterprise productivity & collaboration suites, business applications, and professional network platforms
Global
Enterprises, SMBs, consumers, recruiters/advertisers
SaaS platform + professional network
42.9%
NXP Semiconductors N.V.
Automotive
Automotive semiconductors (MCUs, in-vehicle networking, ADAS radar, secure car access, connectivity)
Global
Automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers
Semiconductor supplier
56.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Microsoft Corporation strengths
NXP Semiconductors N.V. strengths
Segment mix
Microsoft Corporation segments
Full profile >Productivity and Business Processes
Oligopoly
Intelligent Cloud
Oligopoly
More Personal Computing
Quasi-Monopoly
NXP Semiconductors N.V. segments
Full profile >Automotive
Oligopoly
Industrial & IoT
Competitive
Mobile
Oligopoly
Communication Infrastructure & Other
Oligopoly
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