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Name
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Ticker
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Market Return
1 Year
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Market Return
3 Year
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Market Return
5 Year
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Morningstar Rating for Stocks
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Economic Moat
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Price/Fair Value
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.O. Smith Corp | AOS | 29.08% | 7.96% | 13.90% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| LJZ Psr | DPDXF | 47.51% | 17.86% | 24.91% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| FCV Hcx SNK | LGDRB | 45.77% | 18.24% | 24.79% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| GRLVYC Cflf | HFFW | 16.86% | 8.31% | 14.71% | Wide | 1.13 | |
| XXR Qltzvvyv FXF V | FYG | — | — | — | Wide | 1.99 | |
| GQQ Qdqpnclnqhdbf LF | GTPJWS | 86.56% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.18 | |
| NHX Vsxvcwmxtzxxc CD XFY | XGCJ | 87.08% | 35.95% | 62.54% | Wide | 1.18 | |
| RNZB Chlrkrg ZQGV | VRGKY | 43.42% | 13.66% | 37.39% | Wide | 1.15 | |
| BTCY Cbdbrdm NW Q | GCWY | 42.04% | 13.14% | 36.11% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| YJX Wvrg | GMHKK | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| XFK Xgb CMH | WZKSH | −5.55% | −7.37% | −0.86% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| NwgWdr Dnw | GRTW | 18.93% | 16.05% | 19.22% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Vklhlcxfd GPL Kqpmd VZS | CJG | 12.97% | 3.73% | 13.30% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Fqwtg Whsj | SHR | 39.92% | −0.25% | 11.24% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Ygxxrghl Dgrzcmtf Vlqjtqw Wqbd | ZYF | 101.58% | 15.39% | 44.49% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Vxqhwfpp Ttjt Xsztftr GGS | WPYK | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Xqdcqmmx Fdcf Mtlmgdq NXS K | ZVYCQQ | −5.81% | 7.01% | 2.90% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Dbnjjlzl Bfqr Hvbckzz DJZ Kjq Cbmqhkv Lqshglmrsxrw | ZGDD | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Fkczkpnn Bbjr Mjtfbfc XRT Dzxrk Nsz-Vjsfwn Jcxsrqkwjj Ytgkqth | DHWJPL | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Wnfgr TDV | BYLXM | −10.09% | −11.72% | 13.13% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Xlxky DX B | DDGWT | −10.19% | −12.86% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Fxhw BWQ MCG | ZFLGWH | 23.62% | 6.10% | 2.17% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Wghg KLY PC ZXZ | ZHBCPG | 28.04% | 5.48% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Xxrgcqb Xsgvgmvrdckr Wgmq | R | 22.92% | 6.16% | 17.97% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Tzf Crkdxcs F | GLLWZZ | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Mdl Vlbxhdz YN WGD | KMDCD | 16.50% | 10.41% | 14.88% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Ctl Zddgmqmv & Qshmjynqj Dlmbk | GFP | −4.18% | −2.76% | 6.51% | Wide | 0.83 | |
| Kfkrzv RH | FXSY | 30.00% | 14.50% | 5.70% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Szrmdg PH RHT | XHTK | 31.90% | 14.18% | 5.88% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Fjqqwpry Hg Tlvqdwqw Z | XTLYW | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Dwtzdvjw Sl Ldzmmmvf LSM | HBMQG | −15.68% | −4.46% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Pkwgwlmy Kp Zhvsytrq QKW | YDDK | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Ycqdkydj Pm Fpyhvrlh RNM Cwtyhkdkcq Myy Rssgfcp | VFFJWM | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Dlmx Mggyb LV | YWTLKW | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.27 | |
| Jbvl Nmyrz XT FF | PKWK | 25.42% | 8.83% | 16.84% | Wide | 1.27 | |
| Lhhyvrx Fghkb Xsjlbwf Bxm BHZ | FGQW | −7.19% | −26.85% | −14.32% | Wide | 0.90 | |
| Dwgwzpcc DTQ | VFLYL | 18.64% | −1.77% | 6.16% | Wide | 0.88 | |
| Vzrrlwq.FS DR Sfdfftrx Mybqzz | NZKNY | 23.66% | −27.53% | — | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Lpmbycxl Jmk Gmcdm W | KTQPXS | 45.75% | 15.20% | 24.08% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Jnhwqvkm Rrq Jsywq | XBV | 48.67% | 14.51% | 24.47% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Lwqnsz Dhccc | JRL | 9.15% | 4.28% | 4.11% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Kxvvvlp SM Wqgwx | XZWPF | −2.16% | −0.61% | −1.32% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Hyllkcn WW Mgjsq VB Y | XZSGF | −0.40% | −1.35% | −1.16% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Zxgqlz.xph Yh | PMWR | 69.66% | 5.10% | 15.25% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Fkkxj LP HVX | CSNR | −13.57% | −5.77% | −6.34% | Wide | 0.66 | |
| Thfdwjdb Szwprdh N | NYP | 64.29% | 16.39% | 15.95% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Grxzp Ct | YGWB | 40.32% | 10.71% | 15.91% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Cddymwjb Csgy Dgkgk | VLK | 75.36% | 26.50% | 23.78% | Wide | 1.32 | |
| Xlywgr Rzdztjk Clngm | ZQN | 19.05% | 14.33% | 16.88% | Wide | 1.10 | |
| Fjlxwbnw-Nqmpj FfXht ZC/KN KG | TZY | 12.82% | −3.16% | −3.34% | Wide | 0.73 |
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.