VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Stock Comparison
Tradeweb Markets Inc. vs VeriSign, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Tradeweb Markets Inc.
TW · 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 TW analysisVeriSign, 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 70 / 100 for Tradeweb Markets Inc.).
- Segment focus: Tradeweb Markets Inc. has 6 segments (52.4% in Rates); 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: Tradeweb Markets Inc. has 7 moat types across 4 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
Tradeweb Markets Inc.
Rates
Electronic dealer-to-client and all-to-all trading in rates (government bonds, mortgages/TBA MBS, interest rate swaps)
Global
Institutional, wholesale dealers, and retail via ATS
Electronic marketplace / trading venue
52.4%
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.
Tradeweb Markets Inc. strengths
VeriSign, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Tradeweb Markets Inc. segments
Full profile >Rates
Oligopoly
Credit
Oligopoly
Equities
Competitive
Money Markets
Oligopoly
Market Data
Competitive
Other
Competitive
VeriSign, Inc. segments
Full profile >Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Monopoly
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