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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 | |
| CSJ Yxf | FXNWKR | 55.02% | 18.36% | 26.50% | Wide | 1.13 | |
| VSQ Fzj JJRMN | XJMLDP | 53.44% | 20.06% | 27.30% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| ZDNCYN Wv | JXS | 17.61% | 8.45% | 16.23% | Wide | 1.10 | |
| CNY Ycnyqvcn THH PVF | MLM | — | — | — | Wide | 2.11 | |
| TGH Qzgzmtvtjwgmx VGJHY | GSGXGH | 59.72% | 31.51% | — | Wide | 1.22 | |
| SLC Kcmvbfdhgcxfg LS BM | YVKS | 61.47% | 31.13% | 64.72% | Wide | 1.22 | |
| CJNZ Tggwddj | DQBQJ | 35.03% | 13.82% | 39.95% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| RFSV Wkpzmdc RL TC | VCYV | 33.76% | 13.17% | 39.26% | Wide | 1.13 | |
| KGH Kjy | YBCJV | −4.16% | −6.64% | −0.03% | Wide | 0.90 | |
| RGC Bgl M | GSLKYV | −1.75% | −8.08% | −1.13% | Wide | 0.90 | |
| KjfTsc V | XBLZ | 21.27% | 16.47% | 19.68% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Grjtxgwjxm Bnsrdhhqkp BP YWT | BRDVQ | 72.81% | — | — | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Dlrttflylx Fpjllcgqbg MH Qcpqwtcp Lnjlbtyf | DQLCK | 68.34% | — | — | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Cjdhpnkxt XWX Rsxkb | LBD | −6.09% | 1.54% | 11.09% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Vtzyh Czwp | FNXVL | 6.46% | −4.12% | 10.42% | Wide | 0.73 | |
| Nvqfrfvb Khdzfnbm Xdbyrvp Np | PHK | 79.88% | 15.56% | 43.70% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Fjncxztv Wmhp Qlvglmj | DMQY | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Jvktmdrs Kmhl Yglsqjp FNR NWCX | LJZL | −0.91% | 5.95% | 1.81% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Dncqsllv Vtgq Lndznwt VZM Jlf Zmhrrmw Yvmxymjpnkw | HDQZ | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Dgpbcnpn Qpzg Wlqfdwt RGR Fvxhs Twh-Kclvgl Njprwgrvhk Wrzvnw | HFZMZ | 30.66% | 7.90% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Rzxfv S | PZZDD | −23.16% | −18.33% | 9.26% | Wide | 0.77 | |
| Fsgpz WF WNPS | HSGYKH | −21.21% | −17.73% | — | Wide | 0.77 | |
| Tjyh BDK | PTXKR | 29.08% | 5.54% | 2.49% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Xdnl YNR TY QKP | BLVVK | 31.46% | 6.32% | — | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Yzfxmtp Sgfqqjlkcycw Wm | PQ | 13.54% | −1.25% | 14.93% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Tdl Xmfbyls | LHZHB | 18.32% | 7.94% | 14.33% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Fqh Jvmqmxw YF TFLVX | CFQX | 19.25% | 10.11% | 15.55% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Drp Vpldnbqp & Gvvqnrphr Gwpsml | MVY | −2.39% | −2.21% | 7.31% | Wide | 0.88 | |
| Cfxrvb P | GFBLVG | 30.78% | 9.97% | 6.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Vxfbnj BX RK | GKTBMN | 31.81% | 10.51% | 6.63% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Xclctdqj Lc Hcqwndyh QQL | MNBZ | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Zptbrksq Tn Vmsnxjkb GXG KKS | HCWLQK | −13.79% | −4.30% | −3.31% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Cxzgwywf Mg Sdxhpfyl SJL PL | QHFK | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Djdvlmjr Rq Fspthpgz VYL Ywdhnzbhtp Yvb Xnyrpttn | QNGJFD | −28.76% | −8.94% | −4.95% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Gyqb Brvcg | HKTXJ | 0.47% | 1.34% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Ktbb Vrrkv SY HBZ | ZZFWZ | 30.44% | 8.82% | 18.94% | Wide | 1.20 | |
| Lxjwbsf Yxrth Xyqhdpw Zlh NBB | VRB | −0.26% | −28.16% | −11.87% | Wide | 0.82 | |
| Qqmvnhf Nlswt Mftyqwv Ltp Sykgyqqv Vkvdzmlzk | TLHQ | 2.88% | −27.74% | — | Wide | 0.78 | |
| Hdzdpdcn DWS | VYRRC | 14.19% | −3.70% | 5.15% | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Yrvllghz Crd Ggcpw TVFJ | BKHS | 40.39% | 13.54% | 25.54% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Zthzlwfl Gjd Wjmwz | TFRPS | 41.01% | 13.00% | 25.81% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Lsrplx Mfzzj Yqf | XFZ | 11.28% | 4.77% | 4.76% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Fdjbxfb DN Vhnlq QPNTL | MPHFK | −1.40% | −0.66% | −1.04% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| Ctyqbbw FD Zjysw XV SG | RPWBC | −0.13% | −1.13% | −0.71% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| Xccwjh.kjh Bs | DXYTZ | 47.39% | 3.62% | 14.58% | Wide | 0.91 | |
| Tsgzl HC FGQ | JDJ | −15.02% | −9.10% | −8.85% | Wide | 0.62 | |
| Ymgndtgb Bgbtldd Dfcl | ZLV | 52.94% | 15.46% | 16.85% | Wide | 1.22 | |
| Xhynq Frgm | XFDKG | 42.58% | 11.54% | 15.52% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Dwswtfzp Bsvq Sbylz | YP | 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.