VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Sea Limited vs VeriSign, 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.
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 69 / 100 for Sea Limited).
- Segment focus: Sea Limited has 3 segments (73.8% in Shopee (E-commerce)); 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: Sea Limited has 6 moat types across 3 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 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%
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.
Sea Limited strengths
VeriSign, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Sea Limited segments
Full profile >Shopee (E-commerce)
Oligopoly
SeaMoney (Digital Financial Services)
Competitive
Garena (Digital Entertainment)
Competitive
VeriSign, Inc. segments
Full profile >Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Monopoly
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