The Moat Index

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LTH · Communications · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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MSGE · Communications · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

On the watchlist

The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

ASTS · Communications · Narrow moat

Narrow moat

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The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

GSAT · Communications · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureLTHMSGEASTSGSAT
Moat Score (0–100)6064 (highest)6360
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend85 (highest)806060
Pricing power80—71100 (highest)
Returns on capital077 (highest)—0
Balance-sheet safety77407895 (highest)
Capital allocation60 (highest)594444
960% above value if growth stopped today408% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price dataNo price data
Market cap$9.0B$3.7B$10.4B$156.2B
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2025