VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
SAP SE vs VeriSign, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
SAP SE
SAP · XETRA
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
VeriSign, Inc.
VRSN · 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 VRSN analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: VeriSign, Inc. leads (100 / 100 vs 65 / 100 for SAP SE).
- Segment focus: SAP SE has 2 segments (87.3% in Cloud and Software); VeriSign, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Naming Services (.com and .net registry)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: SAP SE has 6 moat types across 3 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
SAP SE
Cloud and Software
Enterprise application software suites and cloud subscriptions (ERP-centric) plus platform services
Global
Large enterprises and upper mid-market
Software vendor (SaaS + on-prem support + platform)
87.3%
VeriSign, Inc.
Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Registry operator services for .com and .net top-level domains (domain registrations + authoritative DNS resolution)
Global
ICANN-accredited domain registrars (wholesale) and, indirectly, registrants
Registry operator / DNS infrastructure provider
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
SAP SE strengths
VeriSign, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
SAP SE segments
Full profile >Cloud and Software
Oligopoly
Services
Competitive
VeriSign, Inc. segments
Full profile >Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Monopoly
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