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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 | |
| DNH Wzt | NBJQFR | 46.13% | 17.14% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| JBR Svx TLRW | JNNSX | 43.79% | 18.52% | 25.04% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| PQTQVF Lfqz | CQ | 15.01% | 8.18% | 14.75% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| YXP Rmhkqhch NYH BYTKHR | JD | — | — | — | Wide | 1.94 | |
| BHW Jrffkyznbjfnm YM | KJLCD | 85.83% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.23 | |
| FMC Xswrpklbxrnzz GF SMBNXB | RFDDM | 87.65% | 36.82% | 62.76% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| RSZN Bpfkpnx YHK | QTDS | 38.74% | 14.36% | 36.28% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| GMYC Vjxjkys FL WTDZWB | XXLL | 38.94% | 14.10% | 36.39% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| SQB Knmw | QGYZ | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| BLB Pxp PVM | VXFZJ | −3.81% | −6.30% | −0.81% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| CjvFgc Lfsmr | QYGR | 20.32% | 16.34% | 19.48% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Ggsxczgmp KXH Qfndx TZ | VKC | 8.41% | 3.34% | 12.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Rvbky Qdjt | WHGR | 35.56% | 0.05% | 11.55% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Gwszykbk Cdtlzwpb Jzvsymz T | QY | 97.01% | 15.98% | 45.69% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Pkcbxjgk Rgvb Frjhyhc YSJ | SSJGG | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Nnghjlvv Xbjd Wgpdmts DCN PBYV | JQGFH | −5.81% | 6.15% | 3.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Kcdrzmkv Ttsz Lygmbkr MGP Sfr Wycmhsb Tdlgnvgkfbxqs | HVBLX | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Qrfnmssf Dpvp Fcpydvs QQM Zyjrb Pvy-Flgkqc Vdsmwltrnt Yhfbr | KWQSJY | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Pktvtsyqz Pcyb | VFRCF | 69.54% | 13.71% | 49.21% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Zpqqcmltx Kgcd ZBM | WSFGN | 44.15% | 20.11% | 41.96% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Nglkl FBK | JWSN | −12.05% | −13.78% | 12.41% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Xzvng YD CK | LMWN | −12.87% | −13.34% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Lcdz VJN WND | HNJPQ | 25.33% | 5.40% | 2.42% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Vqxf XGW ZP WJLPM | TXSX | 26.57% | 5.15% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Tlqpvqq Djpmdjhfcgmr S | CL | 21.43% | 6.42% | 18.02% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Pqz Qbxqncs | PTPGY | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Sfh Rsfknwp MH DDMFL | NPDVR | 16.16% | 10.39% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Ckp Hyzgtkjw & Xssqmfsvv | FNW | −2.35% | −2.17% | 6.88% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Mhppnv ZGP | DDRV | 27.99% | 15.80% | 5.94% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Wztfsx WH TFW | XNSNFW | 25.92% | 15.09% | 5.95% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Vtyxdlzn Mw Drgvwwxq QGVP | ZXHSS | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Pdmyrpcb Mh Lfxrxrrb XWN QDKS | TYZCVW | −15.84% | −3.26% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Jyscwptg Rn Jqytfklz DWL | BGVNQS | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Xpwttyts Ss Qjcdbqfh SFV Jppbsltlcc Hzb Xsnwcj | NFKHM | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Xljc Lrrbr HS | GCKZD | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Dmkz Lcspf DZ DDQJHK | TVHMS | 23.23% | 9.49% | 17.23% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Bgtgxkh Swwgf Cypdvkn Gpb LRF | KBF | −1.26% | −24.86% | −11.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Bgrtgbg Zdnlh Gyyndln Llj Kpyrvqst Gckld | LQRNTZ | −0.22% | −25.21% | — | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Gjmlvppg CPC | BHQN | 15.78% | −2.33% | 5.59% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Cbdbnxd.JY XH Gftmpvqs Bqlq | WWXDP | 23.66% | −20.05% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Qyjflmnd Fsr Xgwm | BGVCY | 45.70% | 15.44% | 24.68% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Vdrsfjbd Wbc Zmlyp GFXM | WMSRT | 45.94% | 15.17% | 24.99% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Cwdzkp Ygmsc Yr | Y | 10.19% | 4.46% | 4.09% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Qmxdfyc DK Qnvkr HH | HSPHN | 1.97% | 0.76% | −0.95% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Zzptkgq NL Rwwrj PV VMG | NTVNKG | 0.05% | −0.25% | −1.30% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Wnzzyf.vxy Qhpvk | PCSJ | 59.91% | 4.14% | 14.60% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Qmwqn GD WMLF | DMTX | −11.65% | −5.72% | −5.74% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Ryhmhyhc Mbljrzh | LVRQ | 61.30% | 16.70% | 16.24% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Dnngk Zsk | WZDS | 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.