VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Stock Comparison
Microsoft Corporation vs Rightmove plc
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 analysisRightmove plc
RMV · London 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 RMV analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Rightmove plc leads (88 / 100 vs 84 / 100 for Microsoft Corporation).
- Segment focus: Microsoft Corporation has 3 segments (42.9% in Productivity and Business Processes); Rightmove plc has 3 segments (71.8% in Agency).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Microsoft Corporation has 9 moat types across 4 domains; Rightmove plc has 5 across 2.
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%
Rightmove plc
Agency
UK residential property portal advertising subscriptions and lead generation for estate and letting agents
United Kingdom
Property professionals (estate and letting agents)
Two-sided marketplace operator (consumers <-> agents)
71.8%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Microsoft Corporation strengths
Rightmove plc strengths
Segment mix
Microsoft Corporation segments
Full profile >Productivity and Business Processes
Oligopoly
Intelligent Cloud
Oligopoly
More Personal Computing
Quasi-Monopoly
Rightmove plc segments
Full profile >Agency
Quasi-Monopoly
New Homes
Oligopoly
Other
Competitive
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