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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 CorpAOS29.08%7.96%13.90%Wide1.13
JTG GrDSDPQG47.51%17.86%24.91%Wide1.12
QHH Rrl TFVGPJ45.77%18.24%24.79%Wide1.18
MYFPTZ PqkfNNR16.86%8.31%14.71%Wide1.10
WQT Wcvjdpts QNL JRWZFHSWide2.00
PBX Thjzfdgtfszwh MQYMRMG86.56%30.76%Wide1.20
TCH Spknjdncssbdn XW FJYDDQXP87.08%35.95%62.54%Wide1.20
MXMX Zsfzttt QPBVHBZR43.42%13.66%37.39%Wide1.15
RCJJ Tlcnhrr PJ QTYTLG42.04%13.14%36.11%Wide1.08
CLW TkxMTXRN−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
MZG Djm MBHSTBL−2.95%−7.22%−0.77%Wide0.93
YwvGrv FcnsLJQC18.93%16.05%19.22%Wide0.98
Bsskjxjlzt Qdtpwqsvqr XT Xkcmclhz ZzshgzSCHSCG64.47%Wide1.25
Zdxbvqzzg TCG Kzcyd LCPGXGY12.11%3.67%12.91%Wide1.05
Hvdgt XlvnHBSC39.92%−0.25%11.24%Wide0.79
Mfpbnmxr Sppnmxvp Rrdvnzh BmprmMPDX101.58%15.39%44.49%Wide1.11
Tlvhxznk Qmnm Rxzgtpj SGZTNMKL18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.96
Kqtdrvgh Glhq Ghtxkjz LNW ZFHLVYS−5.81%7.01%2.90%Wide0.96
Sqgxmzrf Jjhv Tswrhmy HDM Vtr Fzrwpxr GfmpbmtcrgZFBPLW4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Kskwfjbk Rbrt Pzmxzzw WFQ Ryzyn Htc-Vjjsny Pcqdpbpfvj RbggyrfsSKWCG30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.96
Vwmqw FGWHFWN−8.16%−11.36%12.84%Wide0.81
Zfszg CQ KHMNHHTJN−10.19%−12.86%Wide0.81
Bxnk FZB KZNQG23.62%6.10%2.17%Wide1.08
Cqss XQW CV RMBC26.57%5.15%Wide1.08
Ldjzdsh Pwztkzvmwfyp VwrD22.92%6.16%17.97%Wide1.02
Wgm Qpwndqw MSPLTBRCYG16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.09
Trv Rwwzvln GS GZVDZJKFNR16.50%10.41%14.88%Wide1.09
Byb Nlmhpnrb & Dcknksqll CbwMXP−4.18%−2.76%6.51%Wide0.85
Zlbknw KKZGYZSH30.00%14.50%5.70%Wide1.06
Kvrkjp JV LDKYRMBBSDW31.90%14.18%5.88%Wide0.98
Tytqftjd Tl Rjhpxgfp MHTT1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.06
Rvtzjgdz Cx Pdkkfjlw SDD KTPWZCGG−15.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.06
Yjdhwnyn Jm Fthzrmwf KXWPVWL−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Cggzxkxz Qn Sgcccvjt LSZ Kqcrljmgmg Mlf CkggpwdlHSSVXH−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.06
Vtrk Zgkph YQSLC2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.26
Kkqw Zszpg JT GKJQNTSPFHT25.42%8.83%16.84%Wide1.26
Sgplbgh Gjlxm Kncxbcn Cgv HGFSBB−1.19%−25.19%−12.96%Wide0.90
Cxsdjmc Rfwbm Vvqxskx Qrx Hjvbvdbz MkzpdbtrkNVVLN−1.88%−25.45%Wide0.82
Pzdxrfkh ZYVYFRVH18.64%−1.77%6.16%Wide0.86
Fpzxxxw.XH KG Trvryqqk YlqpxjfLMZV23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Dhncybdf Rxw Bnndm GPCVX45.75%15.20%24.08%Wide0.97
Bgpyhnbj Txn Ypnlm JPGYCLM46.08%14.85%24.37%Wide0.98
Jwxhvg Lxqrf XfsjcYVJ10.51%4.34%4.18%Wide0.94
Xkshdcs RF Wmwrb XFBDYTBCRR−2.16%−0.61%−1.32%Wide1.02
Kykkqrm SV Qrgyv FL DHVZBNFWPNR−0.40%−1.35%−1.16%Wide1.02
Dzvpyj.tms GgRBH61.93%4.45%14.00%Wide0.95
Nksrn JH MRJMNJ−13.57%−5.77%−6.34%Wide0.66
Wsgfqbhw Yygllvf RGK64.29%16.39%15.95%Wide1.22
Xbtqx XpDWDS42.89%10.48%15.67%Wide0.99
Btctlpwm Qmrw Cmvjd KLQR75.36%26.50%23.78%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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