VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

United Parcel Service, Inc. vs Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

United Parcel Service, Inc.

UPS · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$86.5B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-22
Moat score
72/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Verisk Analytics, Inc.

VRSK · NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$31.3B
SectorIndustrials
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-30
Moat score
87/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Verisk Analytics, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 72 / 100 for United Parcel Service, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: United Parcel Service, Inc. has 3 segments (66.3% in U.S. Domestic Package); Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 2 segments (70.2% in Underwriting Solutions).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: United Parcel Service, Inc. has 8 moat types across 3 domains; Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 6 across 3.

Primary market context

United Parcel Service, Inc.

U.S. Domestic Package

Market

U.S. small parcel and time-definite package delivery

Geography

United States

Customer

B2B and B2C shippers (including e-commerce)

Role

Integrated parcel carrier (pickup, sort, linehaul, last-mile)

Revenue share

66.3%

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Underwriting Solutions

Market

Property and casualty insurance underwriting content and analytics (forms and rules and loss costs, underwriting data and catastrophe and weather risk)

Geography

Primarily U.S. (with growing international offerings)

Customer

P&C insurers (personal and commercial lines)

Role

Insurance data and analytics and standards and content provider

Revenue share

70.2%

Side-by-side metrics

United Parcel Service, Inc.
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
UPS - New York Stock Exchange
VRSK - NASDAQ Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$86.5B
$31.3B
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
U.S. Domestic Package
Underwriting Solutions
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
34.3% (reported)
n/a
HHI estimate
2,639
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Strong
Moat score
72 / 100
87 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Financial, Demand
Network, Legal, Demand
Last update
2025-12-22
2025-12-30

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow Lockin

United Parcel Service, Inc. strengths

Physical Network DensityScale Economies Unit CostBenchmark Pricing PowerBrand TrustService Field NetworkOperational ExcellenceScope Economies

Verisk Analytics, Inc. strengths

De Facto StandardCompliance AdvantageEcosystem ComplementsFormat Lock InData Network Effects

Segment mix

United Parcel Service, Inc. segments

Full profile >

U.S. Domestic Package

Oligopoly

66.3%

International Package

Oligopoly

19.7%

Supply Chain Solutions

Competitive

14%

Verisk Analytics, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Underwriting Solutions

Oligopoly

70.2%

Claims Solutions

Oligopoly

29.8%

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Curation & Accuracy

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