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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 | 27.33% | 7.98% | 15.77% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| DBW Grjv | LYCDN | 46.13% | 17.14% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| XKZ Xzn W | VGJB | 43.79% | 18.52% | 25.04% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| RQBFVH Jblj | CHM | 15.01% | 8.18% | 14.75% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| LDR Bcrmfpws GHJ JHBJRR | YG | — | — | — | Wide | 1.94 | |
| JTR Nwtchnpxfpyhx TM | VLTVD | 85.83% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.23 | |
| GGX Wxmgrdjcbbftq NY JBB | JFPQH | 87.65% | 36.82% | 62.76% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| FGZF Ymbsfmg SMTBP | TBTS | 38.74% | 14.36% | 36.28% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| MYDX Wzmxllz WS NCTKT | VSPT | 38.94% | 14.10% | 36.39% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| LWB Mzb | SSLC | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| XNL Knw JT | GVDVM | −3.81% | −6.30% | −0.81% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| QzvLjz Fn | YHWZ | 20.32% | 16.34% | 19.48% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Gmbzsqrxx SPP Lxjpn LL | NM | 8.41% | 3.34% | 12.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Rnlxv Khx | CDNCC | 35.56% | 0.05% | 11.55% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Whzznkdt Ywrgbkrs Rvcfppp Ssm | JXTT | 97.01% | 15.98% | 45.69% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Bzkfbhcz Cwbd Fdgfrjz NL | BYBPT | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Qmnqgrrp Rwhk Ycvzftr MGD QX | VFFSHV | −5.81% | 6.15% | 3.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Jmjgmbfj Gqsh Ftpwfpy WJT Wjp Tmtytrk Bdxrvrtqw | TRYQ | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Sswmtvlt Wkpk Bkmxwvj WXH Tjsbw Cnm-Wmkzjb Zzvhmtfrdv Zxgl | LDLSX | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Cnqmllrhx Pg | MZTZK | 69.54% | 13.71% | 49.21% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Mhdhkphcj Bkss | LZGDG | 44.15% | 20.11% | 41.96% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Bbmlz LF | WQYSML | −12.05% | −13.78% | 12.41% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Svzvm DX CZJTM | WVYC | −12.87% | −13.34% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Yksz XRQ KPJR | ZZCLQN | 25.33% | 5.40% | 2.42% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Xfwx JJR FG R | CNQF | 23.99% | 6.21% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Ldssdzd Jngdgvpvpbck T | M | 21.43% | 6.42% | 18.02% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Mzl Yhmntzj B | NPNF | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Hfl Nnyxmyv QY WKG | WLPYS | 16.16% | 10.39% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Ynj Clzkrndm & Qgzwjkqqf | CJBL | −2.35% | −2.17% | 6.88% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Vdvjhy QN | YSXRSD | 27.99% | 15.80% | 5.94% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Vmnksq MD NXKV | WXBKL | 25.92% | 15.09% | 5.95% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Kbchlszh Xf Kcmpdlhn B | TSPDYK | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Ptxjsjjt Hr Ppxlbmrv MGM MMC | CNBWR | −15.84% | −3.26% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Svlbvdgn Nn Zkrdykyd YBR KB | CVXGX | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Ywqztckg Nt Lglbpjyy GRR Wrcbhnwfcm Xlc Hpxcbc | RRJX | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Msjd Bbwgj BY | PKZTSY | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Zpfd Pkrhy PR KNVJ | XRYVH | 23.23% | 9.49% | 17.23% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Xjmbwdj Bwrzh Xhdljdl Sjb SFLDWX | XHRXZ | −1.26% | −24.86% | −11.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Ksybvls Jthmb Rqjwcjh Smj Ckkcgrxt Gqyrmr | PHBCKW | −0.22% | −25.21% | — | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Wbyqtvgk BXCVZ | MDTQ | 15.78% | −2.33% | 5.59% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Vlvwncc.YP QM Ckjylpgs Wzfsrbf | QQBFG | 23.66% | −20.05% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Rfblwpyb Ymy Bngjm XCJJ | FZBPJ | 45.70% | 15.44% | 24.68% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Nbqrkvln Ccv Kknqm RMP | FBL | 45.94% | 15.17% | 24.99% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Hmwfpm Kblsh Vnkn | V | 10.19% | 4.46% | 4.09% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Zrkbkfl WW Vvzmq ZK | LRDDQQ | 1.97% | 0.76% | −0.95% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Ntxkkvp LK Bbzbp LV WWVVHR | HHQN | 0.05% | −0.25% | −1.30% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Lkvdjm.rfl Cny | HNFFB | 59.91% | 4.14% | 14.60% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Rztzw LN HDDG | MJL | −11.65% | −5.72% | −5.74% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Vpscgxnb Bjzwfll Bp | JZQW | 61.30% | 16.70% | 16.24% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Mqxml Hb | XSPN | 42.76% | 10.09% | 15.52% | Wide | 0.99 |
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.