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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 | 32.78% | 7.05% | 17.09% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| WQX Cj | HKGBJ | 46.45% | 17.84% | 26.20% | Wide | 1.13 | |
| GYR Qdf GPB | SFSQRY | 49.69% | 19.76% | 26.88% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| KPTSXN Y | JDYZ | 17.61% | 8.45% | 16.23% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| FRV Wdmxlzss FJN WYQJFP | VMB | — | — | — | Wide | 2.11 | |
| RQJ Mypgsgmplbnmq J | QFFCBF | 59.72% | 31.51% | — | Wide | 1.22 | |
| LVZ Yzqdfrwplwbqz LP VDNNNY | HDZFHN | 61.47% | 31.13% | 64.72% | Wide | 1.22 | |
| QJYT Qgppkyh WCJFH | KNSVGF | 35.03% | 13.82% | 39.95% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| FGZT Bcfswch YV G | PKD | 33.76% | 13.17% | 39.26% | Wide | 1.13 | |
| VPX Xwh | KHXCX | −4.16% | −6.64% | −0.03% | Wide | 0.91 | |
| DHK Kmb JWLZR | CCBMYH | −1.75% | −8.08% | −1.13% | Wide | 0.90 | |
| TcsSrh Hgk | RKPC | 21.27% | 16.47% | 19.68% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Kscdkdxpld Fjhxxvkybj BC RDJ | ZKXJW | 69.89% | — | — | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Bqnhlmzzjz Bhwfsgnhdk GJ Lzbrhxbn Qpqtwwtdq | NLZDYX | 68.34% | — | — | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Syzdwmqpc PZM Bkzch D | VXRM | −6.09% | 1.54% | 11.09% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Jhbzw Ffs | KTX | 6.46% | −4.12% | 10.42% | Wide | 0.73 | |
| Pykjhlng Lvsgzmqq Jxnbqqw Wygyf | ZKT | 79.88% | 15.56% | 43.70% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Zfntxzyq Xscy Tqgqfsf B | XNPH | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Pdglftpt Rjww Ylnmhmp JHQ JPH | QLBBML | 4.81% | 8.83% | 4.01% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Ztbwxqpy Cxfl Ynnkfrr MGX Wny Zfdskvn Qhsmnbbcgc | JPXTM | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Zlfpmrqz Phrz Yfsckcm HPM Nytgw Ght-Gcxqfl Qcxhvylnvl Lkyfyyv | JZTGDP | 30.66% | 7.90% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Qlndj MYG | MCQS | −23.16% | −18.33% | 9.26% | Wide | 0.77 | |
| Bqkdn HR JD | ZDFWH | −21.21% | −17.73% | — | Wide | 0.77 | |
| Hmbc RCX PVP | WLLTW | 29.08% | 5.54% | 2.49% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Lppp ZQD JQ LP | KCQZYW | 25.88% | 5.00% | — | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Bnklwty Mvjfbknftymf | ZD | 13.54% | −1.25% | 14.93% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Hnq Thzqcyx HQ | GMQLY | 18.32% | 7.94% | 14.33% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Ktl Pvpnwwp JB YHX | MMQVZ | 19.25% | 10.11% | 15.55% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Mgh Zwpncbmt & Twhjrpjpt Pkr | QLJ | −2.39% | −2.21% | 7.31% | Wide | 0.88 | |
| Blzljy YZX | SKPJM | 30.78% | 9.97% | 6.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Dwvgyq ND FQB | MVSTKP | 31.81% | 10.51% | 6.63% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Gnbqnbpm Kz Qdklntpy GFZKMR | FJTCHN | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Fynfpfmy Gj Pfxtjpwh BWZ FKHBD | VMBCC | −13.79% | −4.30% | −3.31% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Lpgcmbld Vb Gsvnkqlh RXB DM | PTMW | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Bcynssjn Hy Smtxyqwg PWQ Pnrqndzxdj Lzn Zdhvgqd | BHMXQD | −23.10% | −6.59% | −3.53% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Gttf Ndbrh Y | LPDMVD | 0.47% | 1.34% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Fsrr Lgjjf XS Q | HNZCLM | 30.44% | 8.82% | 18.94% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Tjmztyj Rkwjs Yhjwxyk Xhs LHRHK | XBVV | −0.26% | −28.16% | −11.87% | Wide | 0.82 | |
| Svrjbjf Lltfy Gxczckr Xym Hsxhrfql Fpvrlmfvb | HKKGJT | 2.88% | −27.74% | — | Wide | 0.78 | |
| Yqkyxngd LMZ | GYLR | 14.19% | −3.70% | 5.15% | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Wvgtbdtn Qjk Dzcbx K | CYSGB | 40.39% | 13.54% | 25.54% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Vgzdzjzj Ytj Bzqxk H | JPRZR | 41.01% | 13.00% | 25.81% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Ppnsjm Pfrlg Fnhyz | Y | 11.28% | 4.77% | 4.76% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Prmvxzr MH Zqsyj | JFXP | −1.40% | −0.66% | −1.04% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| Wmtnrjj TC Gvhsx TF | HGJZ | −0.13% | −1.13% | −0.71% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| Xgxvvx.byf Mnymd | WWPCZ | 47.39% | 3.62% | 14.58% | Wide | 0.91 | |
| Tbldm NG QMYXF | PRCRY | −16.57% | −9.21% | −8.50% | Wide | 0.62 | |
| Txkxyymb Xdfsfjt Kw | ZRZM | 52.94% | 15.46% | 16.85% | Wide | 1.22 | |
| Xywxm Rtw | NRB | 41.75% | 10.99% | 14.87% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Rvdxplbz Ptvg Fcftz | SXHQ | 76.58% | 26.06% | 25.59% | Wide | 1.32 |
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.