VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Visa Inc. vs VeriSign, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
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.
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 77 / 100 for Visa Inc.).
- Segment focus: Visa Inc. has 4 segments (35.9% in Data processing revenue); VeriSign, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Naming Services (.com and .net registry)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: n/a vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Visa Inc. has 7 moat types across 4 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
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%
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.
Visa Inc. strengths
VeriSign, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Visa Inc. segments
Full profile >Service revenue
Oligopoly
Data processing revenue
Oligopoly
International transaction revenue
Oligopoly
Other revenue
Competitive
VeriSign, Inc. segments
Full profile >Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Monopoly
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