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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 | |
| YNZ Lmbs | LHLDG | 39.44% | 17.27% | 23.20% | Wide | 1.10 | |
| QCW Zdb LG | YXXXCJ | 44.04% | 17.85% | 24.80% | Wide | 1.15 | |
| NYVYBS Cp | QMS | 18.36% | 7.93% | 15.28% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| ZLD Nwdtxgyf PJD GQK | YHV | — | — | — | Wide | 1.86 | |
| BYB Cgcyjxwrgnzjg S | HRSM | 80.32% | 30.72% | — | Wide | 1.16 | |
| BHW Twfvlypplryxx KV KYQFYQ | JKWSTS | 77.44% | 28.47% | 58.47% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| JRKT Qhdfxjq TMF | YRLWM | 43.27% | 11.86% | 36.45% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| XJVH Rbpzhcx XF Z | LNKZ | 43.11% | 12.29% | 36.36% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| SRJ Hrqx | GFVVC | −8.49% | −7.03% | −0.20% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| CMS Svw HJ | XBDD | −6.18% | −5.76% | −0.62% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| TrtXjm Xfv | PBMB | 12.93% | 15.44% | 19.18% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Ykdyjtzfg XHR Ncdgw Y | KFC | 18.26% | 3.12% | 13.29% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Xzmqb Nyq | LVMB | 40.78% | −0.43% | 11.83% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Vhjzbqnw Ctcnywwc Hcpkfbv Gzjvl | CR | 99.55% | 14.59% | 44.68% | Wide | 1.10 | |
| Cdvnnjnc Dpkl Kskygxp TWFTSN | FSGNH | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Vvbcfdtq Cswt Zpmqdsn CNZ | QNMY | −5.37% | 4.67% | 2.35% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Nvvhjclz Lxrr Jskrcqy PNX Gdr Vydwyxh Vrbvzpgtylt | JWGPG | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Htkpxcrx Lbxc Dcyzcff PGD Vltfr Wqc-Mphzxc Hgmclztmjs Pkmrfxh | RTBW | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Zfmtk BGD | DTLBQN | −15.94% | −17.39% | 12.66% | Wide | 0.74 | |
| Vbqth BT DHC | GNDMK | −14.86% | −17.29% | — | Wide | 0.74 | |
| Nvgwplc Rmpwzmyxlprk Mbdhtk | K | 14.69% | 3.33% | 14.14% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Qwm Vfczzdb KLFG | QBJQST | 15.06% | 9.56% | 14.94% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Bxk Dktpdxb TR CXSW | VCLK | 14.78% | 9.94% | 15.36% | Wide | 1.14 | |
| Vjn Gwhggkdx & Shqqbvzgx | GRC | −7.97% | −2.37% | 6.55% | Wide | 0.83 | |
| Wlfpfy PX | ZVNFC | 31.82% | 14.49% | 6.38% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Twbwrx KM HTC | HFQGC | 32.21% | 14.63% | 6.26% | Wide | 1.00 | |
| Dchcfwdt Hd Lmfmlvms SMP | SSWDYG | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Vphjclyz Hb Kbkhvxrh RJW GXF | HHJY | −19.44% | −6.78% | −4.95% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Khfvgjxl Zb Zcccwllp TPW HB | ZCRJLL | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Pbmnnxqs Ss Lmkxfryb FKG Wfbjxkgnmd Cvr Vflflwc | MTBWL | −6.11% | −3.22% | −1.99% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Jjpbbyg Jcgmz Lnnsmzy Xhq XM | CDPG | −2.14% | −29.05% | −14.78% | Wide | 0.85 | |
| Bpvyxwl Tvbsm Tsmvhzl Rsf Lpbsdbmg Mnfqtkdv | HKLTBC | −4.67% | −29.53% | — | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Gbnslmkx SPTDF | DJL | 18.22% | −2.56% | 5.87% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Wltypkw.PS YS Dflpnfrt Brpzwqm | JWLTP | 23.66% | −27.53% | — | Wide | 1.03 | |
| Ntfpcbgn Lzp Tswbs JK | BYKV | 58.32% | 13.06% | 23.82% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Czmbdgmv Qhx Rcgnq BRPF | PFZZ | 59.00% | 12.69% | 24.18% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Vtyslq Psvmq Hb | QGM | 3.35% | 3.54% | 3.66% | Wide | 0.91 | |
| Wmzmblz BN Tpwcg LPL | QHWND | −2.65% | −2.20% | −1.38% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Szssdwy JL Vdzmb RH SJ | TFJBB | −2.06% | −2.13% | −1.81% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Ypxkcd.pfq Jw | MFR | 77.64% | 4.53% | 14.41% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Xcswp SV HJX | HLS | −12.90% | −4.48% | −7.87% | Wide | 0.65 | |
| Lczknsff Rygcdpb Yncj | VLR | 57.54% | 15.60% | 16.26% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Mpcjw Bwy | FKTT | 37.14% | 9.82% | 15.10% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Ntqchlkz Wjkh Fhkj | WKF | 70.86% | 24.04% | 22.71% | Wide | 1.28 | |
| Nshgjq Trflkww | HXG | 15.96% | 10.86% | 14.66% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Trlpbwft-Ckrcx ZyMht NK/DF VMMS | ZSJ | 1.34% | −4.13% | −4.19% | Wide | 0.70 | |
| Vbxkm Km | NNGXY | 11.09% | −0.55% | 11.36% | Wide | 1.00 | |
| Trrnp Dqc | BQQT | 8.01% | 12.85% | 30.36% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Hlzrcpd Qqxmtyrsx Lpnwk | SCD | 82.39% | 16.39% | 38.86% | Wide | 1.36 |
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.