VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
PDD Holdings Inc. vs UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
PDD Holdings Inc.
PDD · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View PDD analysisUnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH · New York 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 UNH analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated leads (64 / 100 vs 44 / 100 for PDD Holdings Inc.).
- Segment focus: PDD Holdings Inc. has 2 segments; UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has 4 segments (74.9% in UnitedHealthcare).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: PDD Holdings Inc. has 4 moat types across 4 domains; UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
PDD Holdings Inc.
Pinduoduo China marketplace
China online retail marketplace (value-for-money focus)
China
Consumers & third-party merchants
Online marketplace platform
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UnitedHealthcare
U.S. health benefits / managed care (commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care)
United States (primarily)
Employers, individuals, and government-sponsored programs
Health insurer / managed care organization
74.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
PDD Holdings Inc. strengths
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
PDD Holdings Inc. segments
Full profile >Pinduoduo China marketplace
Oligopoly
Temu international marketplace
Competitive
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated segments
Full profile >UnitedHealthcare
Oligopoly
Optum Health
Competitive
Optum Insight
Competitive
Optum Rx
Oligopoly
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