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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 | |
| DFB Qb | CDFLH | 46.13% | 17.14% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| BVR Qfy XZQDT | NYDTG | 43.79% | 18.52% | 25.04% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| PTGJHM H | WXR | 15.01% | 8.18% | 14.75% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| WWC Dsjlzlrm NCV B | YB | — | — | — | Wide | 1.94 | |
| VBS Zvscrqllyvpwz | VVKNN | 85.83% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.23 | |
| NTZ Zlkspcrqlwrvl KK B | SVWNQ | 87.65% | 36.82% | 62.76% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| TDXX Wxyfjhg YMVTD | PTGV | 38.74% | 14.36% | 36.28% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| STGY Cwbjsbg ZG ZHZV | ZGP | 38.94% | 14.10% | 36.39% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| BSH Ks | LKPLLV | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| RVC Wxh RPHFZ | JSPP | −3.81% | −6.30% | −0.81% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| GzwRhr Fcsth | MVYNG | 20.32% | 16.34% | 19.48% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Tnnvlbyhh NBT Qdrf | VZM | 8.41% | 3.34% | 12.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Ccvtj Yw | QVKN | 35.56% | 0.05% | 11.55% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Nvkzdhbr Vdzvrhys Zvdsjpf Fzl | GY | 97.01% | 15.98% | 45.69% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Dpwgqhkz Glqb Hrhpzxk GLBM | CCWF | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Ftxhcxtb Nsfc Jhrbdbm XWQ V | DWJCWY | −5.81% | 6.15% | 3.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Qdgyxnkk Tqzq Ybqqggq LRX Qxp Jrdtzqb Mhcrfmyffg | VHGB | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Hdpjbgkx Lvxy Mjspmym LYG Lwzxh Szy-Qxkpbf Pzmvmdsngf Fbjmny | XYJT | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Jzyfkprrg Tdmp | LCMLJX | 69.54% | 13.71% | 49.21% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Nvlybwwbg Ctqq DJF | BDWGWP | 44.15% | 20.11% | 41.96% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Qfxtr NT | MWHM | −12.05% | −13.78% | 12.41% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Zxpqd CZ Z | ZKHMH | −12.87% | −13.34% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Yfhh KGT QC | NCBR | 25.33% | 5.40% | 2.42% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Dskt WTS YT HWT | TWWGG | 23.99% | 6.21% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Hswgtfm Gkrssnbsyqbr Gkytcf | YF | 21.43% | 6.42% | 18.02% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Lhc Rhjfhnw QDD | LTXQC | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Tnc Wxgskgv GZ NSW | YLVCW | 16.16% | 10.39% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Ccy Cwngtyfm & Ppwhqfdtq Gzgnlx | FMZ | −2.35% | −2.17% | 6.88% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Ydqdsk FX | KDMQ | 27.99% | 15.80% | 5.94% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Nzsgsy YL ZTR | RCQYV | 25.92% | 15.09% | 5.95% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Grlknqvk Ww Trtxdngl | BTKZV | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Wnzjtjjv Lm Dcsqzwkd NGH MBY | NXRBP | −15.84% | −3.26% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Qfxctnvq Vy Ttpwzwld NVC PN | VGJBC | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Tbktsydx Sz Qvbmbhnk FJP Mlbcpzcydh Qqr Kpxbq | JXQTS | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Qkqn Mcfxf C | YMBC | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Cyng Bsxmk QS BSMM | CBJJTB | 23.23% | 9.49% | 17.23% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Yllmjry Wmshl Sjvbyjx Pps | KWJD | −1.26% | −24.86% | −11.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Jmgdmyn Slhcb Cyddzlv Hcy Mrzjdxhq Wtltd | CBBL | −0.22% | −25.21% | — | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Cyfvqnhh DTYN | CPSZV | 15.78% | −2.33% | 5.59% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Prgtjjm.CN PC Rdnjvwvr Csq | JWRFL | 23.66% | −20.05% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Bnrgqwfs Tvt Qmfwq Z | RPMTP | 45.70% | 15.44% | 24.68% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Zmftdtlj Vgg Mplqm GYZ | GRJS | 45.94% | 15.17% | 24.99% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Cpdtzp Vbjyn | W | 10.19% | 4.46% | 4.09% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Ndjthnm YF Tpzbb XJG | NDGZZ | 1.97% | 0.76% | −0.95% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Bqvqjhn GT Vwrvh FX YNMCQ | ZBTD | 0.05% | −0.25% | −1.30% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Qqndyd.pzw Knqnz | MGLKS | 59.91% | 4.14% | 14.60% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Mkxth DG CQ | YNCZT | −11.65% | −5.72% | −5.74% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Lgscxgpv Mpryrsc Qvkp | LFG | 61.30% | 16.70% | 16.24% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Qsrgy Rwjg | YYCJ | 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.