VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Inc. vs VeriSign, Inc.

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

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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VeriSign, Inc.

VRSN · Nasdaq Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)
SectorTechnology
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
100/ 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: VeriSign, Inc. leads (100 / 100 vs 87 / 100 for Verisk Analytics, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 2 segments (70.2% in Underwriting Solutions); VeriSign, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Naming Services (.com and .net registry)).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
  • Moat breadth: Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 across 4.

Primary market context

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%

VeriSign, Inc.

Naming Services (.com and .net registry)

Market

Registry operator services for .com and .net top-level domains (domain registrations + authoritative DNS resolution)

Geography

Global

Customer

ICANN-accredited domain registrars (wholesale) and, indirectly, registrants

Role

Registry operator / DNS infrastructure provider

Revenue share

100%

Side-by-side metrics

Verisk Analytics, Inc.
VeriSign, Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
VRSK - NASDAQ Global Select Market
VRSN - Nasdaq Global Select Market
Market cap (USD)
$31.3B
n/a
Sector
Industrials
Technology
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Underwriting Solutions
Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Market structure
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Market share
n/a
100% (reported)
HHI estimate
n/a
10,000
Pricing power
Strong
Strong
Moat score
87 / 100
100 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Legal, Demand
Legal, Network, Supply, Financial
Last update
2025-12-30
2025-12-31

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

De Facto Standard

Verisk Analytics, Inc. strengths

Compliance AdvantageData Workflow LockinEcosystem ComplementsFormat Lock InData Network Effects

VeriSign, Inc. strengths

Concession LicenseOperational ExcellenceFloat Prepayment

Segment mix

Verisk Analytics, Inc. segments

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Underwriting Solutions

Oligopoly

70.2%

Claims Solutions

Oligopoly

29.8%

VeriSign, Inc. segments

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Naming Services (.com and .net registry)

Monopoly

100%

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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