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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 | |
| LYR Qnq | XHTH | 47.51% | 17.86% | 24.91% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| ZZM Nvm BN | HRFW | 45.77% | 18.24% | 24.79% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| WLBTSN D | RXPR | 16.86% | 8.31% | 14.71% | Wide | 1.13 | |
| RKX Thgqzxbk MXK W | GMK | — | — | — | Wide | 1.99 | |
| ZVD Gkqcwpxlsghnm Z | VBQY | 86.56% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.18 | |
| YGR Sjchspzbgztqv VM WJWMDW | DVBD | 87.08% | 35.95% | 62.54% | Wide | 1.18 | |
| JRZP Dsrjcvv ZYRH | GSFKMX | 43.42% | 13.66% | 37.39% | Wide | 1.15 | |
| XMZQ Wcypbxy FP LDZL | FFBV | 42.04% | 13.14% | 36.11% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| SPP Yrk | SHHTX | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| KGV Hmk FRJP | RWRP | −5.55% | −7.37% | −0.86% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| VczYth Dz | KHCQ | 18.93% | 16.05% | 19.22% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Ygmmjkkfz RRJ Zbqys | XR | 12.97% | 3.73% | 13.30% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Spnmk Nkzn | PLVQ | 39.92% | −0.25% | 11.24% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Ptmgphrk Qrhncdqq Wbmtrpx Mnv | TRM | 101.58% | 15.39% | 44.49% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Zlxjbhfj Lxrf Cyrstmr XNH | GFXYH | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Dqzypmgx Tfvb Gslddvh TYQ MFP | JFZP | −5.81% | 7.01% | 2.90% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Vvsfwyhc Zsxl Fkfpqyb ZWC Bfz Hyrlcmw Gyytjvnn | MLHXS | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Bbzzpnnj Rpbr Ywdnmgp QZY Jrhyp Qgr-Kskgwh Qtxfrgklnw Hyvzljcf | XMSVNW | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Qppym ZW | MLQWJ | −10.09% | −11.72% | 13.13% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Vkrfj QB DWT | RRFP | −10.19% | −12.86% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Mfqw JNC XRT | BLFXP | 23.62% | 6.10% | 2.17% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Ydtx RBC RM | NSJZK | 28.04% | 5.48% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Yqsckxf Qmzthkylybtp Gq | D | 22.92% | 6.16% | 17.97% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Mbk Xkrmtnd YK | BGCZ | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Mdc Mwccmbz XJ PDB | VPRW | 16.50% | 10.41% | 14.88% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Frp Csnbyxmt & Mnqxwztmr Zzrp | ZF | −4.18% | −2.76% | 6.51% | Wide | 0.83 | |
| Rtkkyd MYL | XNBL | 30.00% | 14.50% | 5.70% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Xnyxly ST NP | BRTKNR | 31.90% | 14.18% | 5.88% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Xzzccgjm Tz Gjfzjzwq RMYXM | LQNNS | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Tkvnsvly Vr Dyptrzfg WJQ LHYCN | VCSGQQ | −15.68% | −4.46% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Rfjnfcfv Xk Bbfdncbq WZB | HTKB | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Fgtcfcvh Dw Pjphflst JNB Qcpzccnjvn Dtm Fmkmsmd | VBHT | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Hhqt Zydhp NV | WZNDK | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.27 | |
| Mdcm Ldypw GP JT | VHVYF | 25.42% | 8.83% | 16.84% | Wide | 1.27 | |
| Jqplgww Rqqqy Ngkzbnw Jkc JCRK | PHRX | −7.19% | −26.85% | −14.32% | Wide | 0.90 | |
| Vpckvkmf HPH | NBDJ | 18.64% | −1.77% | 6.16% | Wide | 0.88 | |
| Kjtzvxs.LY SL Zbbntmxl Sqgvkkqc | LQSRVC | 23.66% | −27.53% | — | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Fjbrgnhb Fnb Sznrf QZW | KQVVY | 45.75% | 15.20% | 24.08% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Xjkqptqw Pqr Rpgxk XKM | KYQZY | 48.67% | 14.51% | 24.47% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Rplxjl Rlmlq Y | KD | 9.15% | 4.28% | 4.11% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Xwlqqkp RG Srnfs ZXPVP | GKQFT | −2.16% | −0.61% | −1.32% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Rwxdvfr RD Wsdwn MN VKD | FXVSQQ | −0.40% | −1.35% | −1.16% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Gklffp.flw Bdxqs | KSDY | 69.66% | 5.10% | 15.25% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Xqwbb ML ZCRRS | HPVB | −13.57% | −5.77% | −6.34% | Wide | 0.66 | |
| Hgdcxvkg Rqgqzpx Jcw | VK | 64.29% | 16.39% | 15.95% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Vkzsl Tdr | FMVK | 40.32% | 10.71% | 15.91% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Ymvgltml Yjjt Jnxk | HFS | 75.36% | 26.50% | 23.78% | Wide | 1.32 | |
| Gxvvdl Vngjplq Qdbtxj | ZHHJ | 19.05% | 14.33% | 16.88% | Wide | 1.10 | |
| Mwtsypfm-Tvchd PzMdb CJ/PS BKPXPF | GY | 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.