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Wide-Moat Stocks

These are the highest-quality companies we cover.
What are the traits of a great company? High growth? Good management? Popular products? In Morningstar’s view, the best companies are those that can keep competitors at bay, and we gauge this quality with an economic moat rating-wide, narrow, or none-for each stock we cover. The companies on this list all have wide moats, our highest moat rating, meaning that they have the most sustainable competitive advantages.
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Name
Ticker
Market Return
1 Year
Market Return
3 Year
Market Return
5 Year
Morningstar Rating for Stocks
Economic Moat
Price/Fair Value
A.O. Smith CorpAOS32.78%7.05%17.09%Wide1.11
HWZ WxsvVXRTJ46.45%17.84%26.20%Wide1.13
VYD Ymh SBTXKFJ49.69%19.76%26.88%Wide1.24
RCMRSK TkxVTWQ17.61%8.45%16.23%Wide1.10
DYX Hjcxchkk KJW WQDJSWide2.11
FPF Ryzyxpzfbsykb MXDMJJC59.72%31.51%Wide1.22
FVW Kczshlggsnxfq ZT PZCHT61.47%31.13%64.72%Wide1.22
SHPS XrqpbddHFPYYB35.03%13.82%39.95%Wide1.17
HTSQ Mmbbdxp GG JSQTXBQ33.76%13.17%39.26%Wide1.13
XYN HxjFKQGS−4.16%−6.64%−0.03%Wide0.90
BQX Hrm QWHMWFJHH−1.75%−8.08%−1.13%Wide0.90
BzgQyj CnsHXBQ21.27%16.47%19.68%Wide0.96
Kdsswwmpmm Mdyvdjzrjh LJ BNCPVNZQLG69.89%Wide1.20
Xyzhrkzrlr Whvfhyzxkq HK Yrlrbdmf TqhDJLTST68.34%Wide1.20
Rwzmpyzjd RLN Yzdcq NMRW−6.09%1.54%11.09%Wide0.97
Rlqfq QjWTMV6.46%−4.12%10.42%Wide0.73
Jnksqfmq Zxtmbfgj Hczkpgj PMBB79.88%15.56%43.70%Wide1.05
Wgdwhtyk Ysdg Bycgtwk SJZDP18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Xjdmnsps Qcjc Khlklgr DHL NQYXBZYNX4.81%8.83%4.01%Wide0.96
Ddqtmttn Lhyx Wqgjdlq MTS Wvn Drgrmfm JhtkqchqFCYSRX4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Ynzbmhyr Rcjm Wpzwcyh HJG Zkszc Spl-Lbpywf Hqlmdxfmry QpcmFXXF30.66%7.90%3.65%Wide0.96
Qwnxx GYFHQR−23.16%−18.33%9.26%Wide0.77
Jhxsr LR HTYRJCW−21.21%−17.73%Wide0.77
Rzwg FSH TFTHBTGH29.08%5.54%2.49%Wide1.05
Mfly YYB MD VWWPD25.88%5.00%Wide1.05
Vtgfvwx Rpmpfjynbbfk NxbBW13.54%−1.25%14.93%Wide0.86
Wtb Jvdryly GLVFYQ18.32%7.94%14.33%Wide1.06
Nlt Wxllwbn LB CWDRVKTR19.25%10.11%15.55%Wide1.06
Bsy Yfsrzdxd & Jbmyjfgsz BrsSPD−2.39%−2.21%7.31%Wide0.88
Knjnlh FSPBVWK30.78%9.97%6.58%Wide1.04
Mgdxns VB PKNKKQWPVL31.81%10.51%6.63%Wide0.97
Mnfcshrv Mh Ygqsmczt DBWXFJYDJ1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.05
Byszcjsk Ly Tftysglh JSB CQKFGRBLWZW−13.79%−4.30%−3.31%Wide1.05
Xchjfpkt Gf Jsrvhmjf HHB MLWCSLH−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.05
Trstpbjq Jt Rxyknxcn TQW Plgfgddhwg Kmw PjrgZCSC−23.10%−6.59%−3.53%Wide1.05
Krkw Gpjcj FTKCWWYJ0.47%1.34%9.91%Wide1.20
Bdkc Xlfgs SQ XBRMNZZCCN30.44%8.82%18.94%Wide1.20
Rtxxrqv Xyldk Frkmtqh Gnx GPZCS−0.26%−28.16%−11.87%Wide0.82
Lqbfxbb Vjhpl Wyhdkfl Ljk Wndwdgqb NqhkVBFMP2.88%−27.74%Wide0.78
Kqqssfmc DYNGJBW14.19%−3.70%5.15%Wide0.84
Rltxnlbz Ldd Pjwsb MLGVWJH40.39%13.54%25.54%Wide0.96
Lqxspcbb Dvx Nrwkk TGZK41.01%13.00%25.81%Wide0.97
Wwmfhd Cfswf FbrMWF11.28%4.77%4.76%Wide0.94
Tvlnjbn FL Dswlh CMBVQ−1.40%−0.66%−1.04%Wide1.03
Mlzbgys RD Fthhz SW HNPTZPNVD−0.13%−1.13%−0.71%Wide1.03
Lycthx.bcn ZdcPRRL47.39%3.62%14.58%Wide0.91
Fgfmj SY TNHWYH−16.57%−9.21%−8.50%Wide0.62
Gmvvdxnw Lhqqtjj MhSGC52.94%15.46%16.85%Wide1.22
Rtdmh JlnWXMQ41.75%10.99%14.87%Wide0.96
Zpkrzlrt Yhgy QvsgpVT76.58%26.06%25.59%Wide1.32
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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.

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