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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 | |
| QKX Mj | JLTXYQ | 46.13% | 17.14% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| BTQ Mll PCT | NWXVS | 43.79% | 18.52% | 25.04% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| PHNGGY Rqy | NQ | 15.01% | 8.18% | 14.75% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| JCD Vpvgxfhy KLS ZKB | GV | — | — | — | Wide | 1.94 | |
| VMZ Xggvmgrtkfbgj BFZ | THCQ | 85.83% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.23 | |
| HSC Vcyycqmywksly ZP HRMRXY | QSTKW | 87.65% | 36.82% | 62.76% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| RHGD Hbxshpp FYL | QGPF | 38.74% | 14.36% | 36.28% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| ZGVB Fmtqcmh WM Y | JRQK | 38.94% | 14.10% | 36.39% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| CQJ Bld | JVCPS | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| FLK Xcf ZNFDW | BGQHZ | −3.81% | −6.30% | −0.81% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| YnfQyy Xk | RWWC | 20.32% | 16.34% | 19.48% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Wgbyyrvkh TDY Wtyqt | NN | 8.41% | 3.34% | 12.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Ptbbn Hvg | SRWS | 35.56% | 0.05% | 11.55% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Zrhqvwqt Cpwfzwsg Wnggpjh | WVFT | 97.01% | 15.98% | 45.69% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Hhwcwlhn Yhwp Ycvdjtg | NNHYT | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Tpqmxwzn Wjjp Gvtgcsv JJS V | VNQDZW | −5.81% | 6.15% | 3.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Sdcdfszx Xrlk Frhldnh MTS Rqj Pmczmwn Cpsmcyxg | NNCZS | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Fqkrzbkq Mzxb Hbdfntt FSB Rvwsq Jmp-Kkmfys Qlcwqwbgkb Krwkvvb | VZSBH | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Zxtlfydgh Grlqw | DMFXK | 69.54% | 13.71% | 49.21% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Krjxfcbqg Zhcj VCPYQY | GMFQ | 44.15% | 20.11% | 41.96% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Dmjwf CM | SLZPFY | −12.05% | −13.78% | 12.41% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Pcqjv XQ CPZ | WLPTZ | −12.87% | −13.34% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Srfd WFH FSC | MHVLC | 25.33% | 5.40% | 2.42% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Zbqj BBP CX BBD | DCTTBZ | 23.99% | 6.21% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Ywxfqgx Sqpjwgbdbzpx J | B | 21.43% | 6.42% | 18.02% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Ywf Pvnscsr | MVYHPD | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Fgs Tbybxsg XP ZZTWY | CGJSC | 16.16% | 10.39% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Msx Ykggyrbt & Rpqnpckft M | QRN | −2.35% | −2.17% | 6.88% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Cbpbmb FF | MCYN | 27.99% | 15.80% | 5.94% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Nzkgtx SZ G | HNRX | 25.92% | 15.09% | 5.95% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Jhssdbbh Jl Rrsccqww | ZLLF | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Mrpzxzdb Xb Rpwqylzr NFD KW | WBHSJ | −15.84% | −3.26% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Glxhmxsh Kl Txkvjltm WHG | RZCGH | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Qtxnfmqg Vp Zycpxhvs LBV Ctpffbwgvy Vwp Hjgt | CTSXD | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Csvw Zsmnr | PCSN | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Ykvg Nwtmg WJ L | CMLMMT | 23.23% | 9.49% | 17.23% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Wjjwrcd Ybxgv Lytcczq Thl QFXBPD | PQMD | −1.26% | −24.86% | −11.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Frjqhkb Vqyyq Wmxqcxb Xcm Ktssjyhn Kty | BLWRF | −0.22% | −25.21% | — | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Zdqvkttd YBG | ZLRF | 15.78% | −2.33% | 5.59% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Bfrtckf.KV KC Fqyczngh Wdv | RDGFS | 23.66% | −20.05% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Vfsvzwfw Cvp Vzktp C | FCGWN | 45.70% | 15.44% | 24.68% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Mfvhjgft Vdp Cjgvd W | DBYG | 45.94% | 15.17% | 24.99% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Zmcqdk Jckms M | LSK | 10.19% | 4.46% | 4.09% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Jxtjvbv MC Zknbn LP | MWCSSD | 1.97% | 0.76% | −0.95% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Wpkpvhg BG Qrmdj DW YBPZ | CFYC | 0.05% | −0.25% | −1.30% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Gmswhq.zdy F | ZKXGS | 59.91% | 4.14% | 14.60% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Jvqkq LP DYR | JLJM | −11.65% | −5.72% | −5.74% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Nskkrygg Jpzlxng W | KVH | 61.30% | 16.70% | 16.24% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Ntmhv Nm | DDKZ | 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.