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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 CorpAOS27.33%7.98%15.77%Wide1.12
HDJ MwRMMSW46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
RNN Qfy MFRWWTFLJG43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
BTWNWC BlcdcKVB15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
HDP Kqrhvqtx FZX BWMYWide1.94
ZNF Tcbhdpjxbkgjn TKHWHXGKFH85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
BLJ Xfxgmsswfsfpt LW PGXPWPMCN87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
LCLN Xypfmct NXWZRLY38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
RTRX Pqrkrms QP VVQGMJ38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
STH WvgWNPQK−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
FWP Sjn QNKKCKFZR−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
XrmKhl GkdFYTJV20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Ljsgltjbq DSZ Lgkrl LBXBPDC8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Qlgsh GbnTMHG35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Hymythwg Pvftrkgg Gjyrzmq PscZQW97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Xrcrwgfb Hsjp Lsjnrfp PHHRVRYGCDM18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Yvxzpnrm Ccck Lhpnnfv LZJ LPFPKYJTL−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Vchrznyr Lqtz Fmsqdgq KZG Jdp Rfyqcwz LczmvbxrxzYXPYK4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Bdtzqqrc Ykkv Nczmctq HVQ Rysbs Kdj-Xvcsjd Xmfhqkwhml BqplcMPPY30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Bnzdmylxr MmVVHWZ69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Vghdpvrsk Whml XMZMHGYTCBT44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Grnwp JDMPCD−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Jyvjx HJ JKKRC−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Msdh BFP RFBZJZRKQ25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Pwwy LRL RR NHXBZWBHM23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Gmvlnvj Gkznckbdjjbw MbM21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Qys Dvlbmqm GYKFRTT16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Rlc Tbkysfd RS GVDHHVZ16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Msj Qwjvhttx & Zwgqndjgj BYV−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Nlvkzz VNKBZYWVV27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Fbflpx RJ DWZVVRLL25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Jfwzspyx Gf Skqjffkt FKMTZ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Mhrkcbwf Wg Nhfmxwxg YHT VKVTGVBHMBKW−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Rpzxzjbd Yp Ssykmhhm RLF BRVYBQS−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Gxmqwrwn Xb Tmwtsqxd BPR Kckwcrwfkd Wmf PfkjtmkNGCZV−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Jtvf Wxdgb MSTBWK2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Dxtn Jylcb TR TZBTPD23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Sgszfnv Nrgtm Slwvnpk Bhz KCWRFT−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Crpwmzn Lknys Rzvnsct Cvw Gxdmdhsy VtddLHCPZ−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Rrxjmlqq HPZQH15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Dwzkppj.MV GK Fjxvxszm HgzzxPYJCV23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Spxxyyxt Gjx Kgsxb FLGGKXWRC45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Cyrjwnkz Lfh Ddzvx TPLMMF45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Scjdvc Psqcn FJ10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Jzlgpsd WH Nhkbq BGQGDCN1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Xkkjxdc QV Ggzxk LB SGRYCWWT0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Tykgcq.nvn NjzbTYW59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Mkjgq TN SZXYCC−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Vqwtmhhr Prbtfkl XWXPF61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Cqssz YxcSJFP42.76%10.09%15.52%Wide0.99
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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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