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Wide-Moat Stocks

These are the highest-quality companies we cover.
What are the traits of a great company? High growth? Good management? Popular products? In Morningstar’s view, the best companies are those that can keep competitors at bay, and we gauge this quality with an economic moat rating-wide, narrow, or none-for each stock we cover. The companies on this list all have wide moats, our highest moat rating, meaning that they have the most sustainable competitive advantages.
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Name
Ticker
Market Return
1 Year
Market Return
3 Year
Market Return
5 Year
Morningstar Rating for Stocks
Economic Moat
Price/Fair Value
A.O. Smith CorpAOS29.08%7.96%13.90%Wide1.12
LML FhTRMB47.51%17.86%24.91%Wide1.12
YGP Ftx FHDRNWQHGBD45.77%18.24%24.79%Wide1.20
JBNKGH SWMBS16.86%8.31%14.71%Wide1.13
HYM Vythdhvv JJK CJHLVWide1.99
MYT Nnbsjnxlcxvhy JTZGY86.56%30.76%Wide1.18
JHJ Ffkstbsmjvsxg PL JLPGLBCWH87.08%35.95%62.54%Wide1.18
QNRH Wbprdlr YXFVT43.42%13.66%37.39%Wide1.15
RNPB Cbwkpbr YT TNMGFK42.04%13.14%36.11%Wide1.08
NCJ HwRBLHM−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.92
RRT Mfr QDSNJYV−5.55%−7.37%−0.86%Wide0.92
YdkCsm PVKHDD18.93%16.05%19.22%Wide0.97
Rvgfrfqnth Rxqkqfdssf VG Vkgflqgm QckytskcmMNXHZC64.47%Wide1.25
Xqqmgyppz GHC Ssckf YJJNQTPJ12.11%3.67%12.91%Wide1.06
Sxbgx GsdXHVG39.92%−0.25%11.24%Wide0.79
Tktccywk Mzfgjhfn Tccrxhm QLF101.58%15.39%44.49%Wide1.11
Cxmblqnc Wkrl Ttmgdmy VPKBWGLRFP18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Wsrxzlxy Fmtq Lxxbxfs SZL SJSQGFRXLD−5.81%7.01%2.90%Wide0.97
Rfntvtgf Cxmg Dhrpwlt QFJ Vmf Yqtzhtg RjkllcyJQMXJ4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Fdgfchhv Tjbp Qsxfcwl MBR Zfksz Cfc-Pmcywp Xjzygjfcmb SmcmcsbGRRVBD30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Zyfgl XTNSHRCV−10.09%−11.72%13.13%Wide0.81
Tmdtf LT LHXKWT−10.19%−12.86%Wide0.81
Kyyd PBB ZVZXRBL23.62%6.10%2.17%Wide1.07
Bdgz PMP NV BSSGZWQF28.04%5.48%Wide1.07
Wnwddnr Wjkkfqyrypty Q22.92%6.16%17.97%Wide1.02
Ckh Ysywjld HZGVXNMD16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.09
Rmr Glfldgr RF MZWNWMH16.50%10.41%14.88%Wide1.09
Vkb Lgqhnmqz & Gzmmbbghw XqrhpxYNZ−4.18%−2.76%6.51%Wide0.83
Kxnbtq FDBBKGZ30.00%14.50%5.70%Wide1.08
Fnjgwg XL RTKHBKRD31.90%14.18%5.88%Wide0.99
Ysyzzzds Yq Dtqchrkv PQKPDTBPRW1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Hlwyhvck Bb Fxqymvxq XSJ SZMCJQTCSRC−15.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.07
Kkmdbftx Xt Bkxlgztl NZW YXBFYVVYVG−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Tkphdkgs Yv Zwmqdbgr YYQ Zbvgtdjgbz Gln WdtqwhtlwpJFHD−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.07
Ptvn Bjmwn LPVGS2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.27
Mpjv Dyjnp FS NJZRZDJN25.42%8.83%16.84%Wide1.27
Cgpytqv Zhljl Kqlxbxm Rwj DDQPMJWPY−1.19%−25.19%−12.96%Wide0.90
Jwqqgvwd NHSCKF18.64%−1.77%6.16%Wide0.86
Pcptzqg.SS KP Vzlbcnbm HkpfbyllmHLCZR23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Mwgglfjq Vbb ZmlmJFDNP45.75%15.20%24.08%Wide0.96
Pmfdwfsr Xsr TybhvGZMF48.67%14.51%24.47%Wide0.97
Mdgmph Ytrmz FnnjfQFL10.51%4.34%4.18%Wide0.94
Sptsdpj WM Tmvgc JJNR−2.16%−0.61%−1.32%Wide1.01
Yctcchd YF Rtpxl RK BLHNWQTQ−0.40%−1.35%−1.16%Wide1.02
Rsvqqy.ysh TpdBYHZ69.66%5.10%15.25%Wide0.95
Nxqdc KJ WHDJT−13.57%−5.77%−6.34%Wide0.66
Mssbmcvg Htqskjb CjdrJQY64.29%16.39%15.95%Wide1.23
Spxbt GyHFFJ40.32%10.71%15.91%Wide1.01
Vrqsyfpb Fhxf Pjmfp RPLJ75.36%26.50%23.78%Wide1.32
Xkhqll Jrjdrqg YDZK19.05%14.33%16.88%Wide1.10
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List Criteria

Wide-Moat Stocks

Morningstar’s ratings for economic moat capture how likely a company is to keep competitors at bay for an extended period. One of the keys to finding superior long-term investments is buying companies that will be able to stay one step ahead of their competitors. Morningstar captures this attribute with the economic moat rating, which will be either wide, narrow, or none for stocks under coverage.

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