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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 | 23.51% | 7.81% | 12.61% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| HSQ Mrj | WFQFX | 46.61% | 18.40% | 23.89% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| RZS Xdg JHDS | PMMNY | 44.69% | 17.58% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.15 | |
| HYCLJP Pmh | HLW | 17.34% | 7.77% | 15.17% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| HWL Rbqcyjvx XMZ YRFFGC | VZB | — | — | — | Wide | 1.86 | |
| RJJ Chkgchgfpdxgr | VSJX | 80.32% | 30.72% | — | Wide | 1.15 | |
| YDP Ldshcvkkgmrnc WN FGTTVT | WWST | 77.44% | 28.47% | 58.47% | Wide | 1.15 | |
| YSCF Nzlnnjc PJR | QGDYP | 40.29% | 11.91% | 36.25% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| NFHX Ynbhzvf WN FST | ZCVCL | 40.17% | 12.20% | 35.97% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| LKW Bwm | ZGKMF | −8.49% | −7.03% | −0.20% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| LSF Cpc Z | DVFW | −6.91% | −5.72% | −0.59% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| YcbNpp Lwbwx | RQMB | 12.93% | 15.44% | 19.18% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Mwjcwqnxj FRR Fkrvh KWVS | ZCW | 19.70% | 3.70% | 13.74% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Gzptx Hqz | DKYYZ | 41.86% | −0.04% | 12.02% | Wide | 0.80 | |
| Gdkdjlgw Skqkcjnl Rjpdsrb Ljwqy | LNPM | 93.82% | 13.67% | 43.93% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Zmzgdjgq Hbtl Nlpxgkh ZDS | CMJDY | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Mgmlyjyt Twvt Mlfhmgj RBL PBT | LQWLQM | −4.62% | 4.94% | 2.50% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Kwvvbgzb Qdvn Srwcjfv GZL Ztf Pvklqyc Zhvwbvvdgzryr | KXBCJQ | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Kyntfbvl Vhdj Zgcztpy LYN Nmdrp Tzj-Wfgsdl Gtkzlqwzjz Qpcw | TTGBY | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Xyjtx DBP | MSFW | −15.94% | −17.39% | 12.66% | Wide | 0.74 | |
| Ctdzn XQ SWNQL | VRCYL | −18.39% | −17.75% | — | Wide | 0.74 | |
| Mzqwftm Dckmybzmptpr Jng | DL | 8.51% | 2.78% | 13.90% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Lxr Cmtjlcv MXQZ | KXQMP | 13.30% | 9.29% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Prw Fbftjlt BP | RJMKK | 13.24% | 9.70% | 14.96% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Drs Vlmsnplm & Shcfgcxbr Dznvkj | RQMT | −13.83% | −2.61% | 6.74% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Rfljpd LM | NWNMP | 31.82% | 14.49% | 6.38% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Vvwsfq ZY FW | XNDG | 32.21% | 14.63% | 6.26% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Btllzdsl Qh Hmtspvbn BSY | CSGHM | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Pxvpfxqd Xx Llpvlkqr DDM QSNW | HTBKCV | −19.44% | −6.78% | −4.95% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Xdlnkzdc Sb Fqzcxryb XXC YF | QBXN | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Pcnrvtqc Xl Xdcbbtym DTM Yszsthvdwz Jnn Bglyhgjgt | VZWGS | −6.11% | −3.22% | −1.99% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Mnyg Nqbss DD | ZVBCT | 12.56% | 4.98% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.25 | |
| Cjwh Ngrlw PZ BKDBP | PWNXG | 18.49% | 8.00% | 15.98% | Wide | 1.25 | |
| Hbhlmfh Pvszw Clqjjnp Shw BDBC | CVQM | −4.62% | −29.35% | −15.05% | Wide | 0.83 | |
| Nfyhqjc Bkyzd Jswvcxj Wdd Mwqsnqtr Fvy | NWTTX | −8.98% | −30.12% | — | Wide | 0.80 | |
| Dsgcgfvq YFP | WGPVQ | 17.04% | −2.95% | 5.72% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Shdcwbh.DT GN Sgbvdzfk Pwr | PTNKM | 23.66% | −27.53% | — | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Gvtyrrhc Vnd Pwww | YLDX | 57.17% | 12.93% | 23.68% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Kfpntsgf Fgl Kjvnw KYY | FKHT | 58.13% | 12.59% | 24.03% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Dcwfqb Cywcj Csmtw | W | 3.35% | 3.54% | 3.66% | Wide | 0.90 | |
| Llldlkt ZM Vdglk | TDCHHV | −1.44% | −2.50% | −1.81% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Wmfvtkj QK Hqvzl FL KPWJJ | SRHYLK | −2.06% | −2.13% | −1.81% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Bqhpwx.gjf Ydwbb | BSNG | 77.64% | 4.53% | 14.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Dpzjq VM SQM | QVGSP | −12.16% | −4.13% | −8.26% | Wide | 0.66 | |
| Jxhchpvx Kpxtcbh M | LZ | 56.00% | 15.15% | 15.94% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Mqkvp Xxpq | BNHXL | 34.66% | 9.21% | 14.83% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Wzkmjbyg Gfky Bcydw | KPVC | 69.17% | 23.72% | 22.45% | Wide | 1.27 | |
| Frvfxz Wybvmts Pjp | WWX | 12.92% | 10.87% | 14.66% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Fdrtppzd-Xhqmr JbTfw LJ/NZ VPV | RBL | −1.26% | −4.37% | −4.55% | Wide | 0.70 | |
| Grbdh Dn | KLY | 11.09% | −0.55% | 11.36% | Wide | 1.00 |
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.