VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Sea Limited vs Visa Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Sea Limited
SE · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Visa Inc.
V · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Comparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Visa Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 69 / 100 for Sea Limited).
- Segment focus: Sea Limited has 3 segments (73.8% in Shopee (E-commerce)); Visa Inc. has 4 segments (35.9% in Data processing revenue).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs n/a.
- Moat breadth: Sea Limited has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Visa Inc. has 7 across 4.
Primary market context
Sea Limited
Shopee (E-commerce)
E-commerce marketplace and related value-added services
Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Brazil
Consumers and sellers
Marketplace operator
73.8%
Visa Inc.
Data processing revenue
Payment transaction processing (authorization, clearing and settlement) for VisaNet and related network access
Global
Issuers, acquirers, payment processors
Network processor / switch (authorization, clearing, settlement)
35.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Sea Limited strengths
Visa Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Sea Limited segments
Full profile >Shopee (E-commerce)
Oligopoly
SeaMoney (Digital Financial Services)
Competitive
Garena (Digital Entertainment)
Competitive
Visa Inc. segments
Full profile >Service revenue
Oligopoly
Data processing revenue
Oligopoly
International transaction revenue
Oligopoly
Other revenue
Competitive
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