VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Union Pacific Corporation vs West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Union Pacific Corporation
UNP · 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 UNP analysisWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
WST · 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 WST analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. leads (85 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for Union Pacific Corporation).
- Segment focus: Union Pacific Corporation has 4 segments (34.8% in Industrial); West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has 2 segments (80.7% in Proprietary Products).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Union Pacific Corporation has 5 moat types across 2 domains; West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has 5 across 3.
Primary market context
Union Pacific Corporation
Industrial
Rail freight transportation for industrial commodities (chemicals and plastics, metals and minerals, forest products, energy and specialized markets)
U.S. western two-thirds with interchange to other railroads; cross-border corridors to Mexico and Canada
Chemical producers, refiners, plastics manufacturers, construction and material suppliers, metals and mining, industrial shippers
Class I rail carrier / linehaul freight transport
34.8%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Proprietary Products
Injectable primary packaging components and containment/delivery systems (elastomeric stoppers, seals, plungers, syringe/cartridge components; related services)
Global
Biologic, generic, and pharmaceutical drug manufacturers
Primary packaging and delivery component supplier
80.7%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Union Pacific Corporation strengths
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Union Pacific Corporation segments
Full profile >Bulk
Oligopoly
Industrial
Oligopoly
Premium
Oligopoly
Other subsidiary, accessorial and other revenues
Competitive
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. segments
Full profile >Proprietary Products
Quasi-Monopoly
Contract-Manufactured Products
Competitive
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