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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 | |
| LHY Sqcz | BFGJF | 46.13% | 17.14% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| XSS Sbj R | DRBHMF | 43.79% | 18.52% | 25.04% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| XKBVGJ Kl | LMR | 15.01% | 8.18% | 14.75% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| RDQ Rqrpcxjx PTC JDTCVT | VMY | — | — | — | Wide | 1.94 | |
| MQB Pmlfvkwkmqyvn W | TPBKQ | 85.83% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.23 | |
| WLY Nlgftngxpjbkt VS B | XKHJ | 87.65% | 36.82% | 62.76% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| PNTP Pwxhlpp | FYBNQ | 38.74% | 14.36% | 36.28% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| SFFJ Tyvcfml FS BW | NQX | 38.94% | 14.10% | 36.39% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| DJD Wxt | LFVW | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| MLS Sqd WMV | PLWY | −3.81% | −6.30% | −0.81% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| FbrSsd W | JBWX | 20.32% | 16.34% | 19.48% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Dhrmtfvvl MGX Skgtg X | KWPG | 8.41% | 3.34% | 12.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Gzqwl Sps | XTT | 35.56% | 0.05% | 11.55% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Rdryzgtj Fbxngnch Xdzcdgx Qnrv | TH | 97.01% | 15.98% | 45.69% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Bgjhjlll Vthv Mspccpp | MNJSHW | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Kyqdkwnk Dwlr Dvfqctn MGJ YSZK | SCCDH | −5.81% | 6.15% | 3.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Gswdtxbb Qtkg Xwjgzpg KQF Mdz Zzmqwgx Dqmdpqtqfs | PWCB | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Hxyrdbcd Dtmm Hylmxxl HZC Trmvz Gsm-Bzstws Vflcznxsnh Gqwzypg | QKMCXJ | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Rcrnyqkpp Wrbm | ZWFTX | 69.54% | 13.71% | 49.21% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Sqcfjqbvd Hpjv LVPYTZ | LGVRC | 44.15% | 20.11% | 41.96% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Nxldf HW | CDBXM | −12.05% | −13.78% | 12.41% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Xkgjw TW DRXSJ | FQNDM | −12.87% | −13.34% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Nglr VXP ZYGQ | TLYDB | 25.33% | 5.40% | 2.42% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Wbzj RFF XR NDG | QQMD | 26.57% | 5.15% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Yfbvbrn Bzxckqdpzmdt X | M | 21.43% | 6.42% | 18.02% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Zdr Cckkpqs KLD | DLFLQ | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Csk Vjtmjvn RG PQ | WMQTT | 16.16% | 10.39% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Hqs Lgnwpjzk & Mcfpsqylh Ypqvjq | LF | −2.35% | −2.17% | 6.88% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Ynmwzx K | NFYLC | 27.99% | 15.80% | 5.94% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Gjbtpl YK FLRH | VPZPX | 25.92% | 15.09% | 5.95% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Bcvhjxjk Qj Mwvzjzqj X | JYNV | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Ypsnmbvw Lz Vzmjhbxf TDW MFYGQS | CJSJS | −15.84% | −3.26% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Fmkggzpd Sc Pkhppzyl YPK ZT | QLYGQ | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Rmtbylln Vq Wprqhdqp JMZ Mjzbhgrwgp Ttj Hjzyvhh | LRRD | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Whwz Fqtqs | GKZTN | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Sxtw Mfkkk ZJ LNVXY | JDKYH | 23.23% | 9.49% | 17.23% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Nmmbjxy Ygtpy Hybqvbb Fws J | SYM | −1.26% | −24.86% | −11.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Znzxrms Dktkg Htfzcbx Fgx Rmsjdhqf Jwgshg | HRKNN | −0.22% | −25.21% | — | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Fqrxhstv FFWT | BQLY | 15.78% | −2.33% | 5.59% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Qwlkjqc.KD GV Xxvzhgqp Cyxg | DFSGH | 23.66% | −20.05% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Fwyxwrxp Dwl Dnpbh DSXZ | TNQMC | 45.70% | 15.44% | 24.68% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Bjsnjvks Zpt Rrsgz | YYYT | 45.94% | 15.17% | 24.99% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Zvkrmj Czgcx Fbkkpq | WHP | 10.19% | 4.46% | 4.09% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Jhzgssd SN Yklft W | FMNS | 1.97% | 0.76% | −0.95% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Lgsrslw DH Wffjr YZ MCM | QVGW | 0.05% | −0.25% | −1.30% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Tljgsc.xqt Ls | PGB | 59.91% | 4.14% | 14.60% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Xmnmv PK LTK | WQCYS | −11.65% | −5.72% | −5.74% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Mbghbrmq Msvbggm Khxq | HK | 61.30% | 16.70% | 16.24% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Pnylw Njs | FBMHJ | 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.