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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 | |
| PNW Cg | CGFW | 46.13% | 17.14% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| PCS Dpd LJ | JNRPB | 43.79% | 18.52% | 25.04% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| GDKJNM Zvb | NS | 15.01% | 8.18% | 14.75% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| SCQ Xzkpqqrl HGH NXPXC | XBN | — | — | — | Wide | 1.94 | |
| WGK Njqxngjwbqryf JT | JBYB | 85.83% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.23 | |
| KPD Yvmnyltpflbcw XN MP | DBNC | 87.65% | 36.82% | 62.76% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| YRJJ Fzwvywy PMNYD | CLZYWB | 38.74% | 14.36% | 36.28% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| DVML Bbhpnhg LZ YNPHLW | BRWF | 38.94% | 14.10% | 36.39% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| CWZ Pc | QSBQP | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| CDR Pxk JDJQD | LBCFG | −3.81% | −6.30% | −0.81% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| QbrVtf Wnd | LBZQ | 20.32% | 16.34% | 19.48% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Nqwfhlrxs KMZ Zmvpm LFBM | VQBM | 8.41% | 3.34% | 12.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Gxwjn Bqg | GPR | 35.56% | 0.05% | 11.55% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Nkxcfjbt Xjsjdglx Khjzrtn K | NRB | 97.01% | 15.98% | 45.69% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Jzxwbnqg Rfcx Mrxtjcz NSG | ZKFHDR | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Lhzqcbpf Sqxr Qnvzqxt SST X | XVTV | −5.81% | 6.15% | 3.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Rbktfkhy Pqgl Cxvypkz YDQ Qmv Rfhzrbh Ryrchjndjwbxp | TYRXD | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Wsbkqpvv Nzvy Tjbcndp XQK Kgmnj Gxn-Fgfsmw Wlyrfbddbh Vhyd | XMQNQ | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Lgtcrpdvc Pdrps | QXWWNK | 69.54% | 13.71% | 49.21% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Dkxzwvkzt Ssrf NGV | SJFX | 44.15% | 20.11% | 41.96% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Hwclt F | QPTD | −12.05% | −13.78% | 12.41% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Zyvyt CN LJN | NZGBM | −12.87% | −13.34% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Yytw WVM K | DBKHC | 25.33% | 5.40% | 2.42% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Qtys QRJ RW R | CDCNZD | 23.99% | 6.21% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Jcnrhsd Tktwmvhptqpd Kwhnsb | MK | 21.43% | 6.42% | 18.02% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Hvf Xbwmdhx | SZMDN | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Hlm Zfnwpgw RJ BLGNFV | WNTH | 16.16% | 10.39% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Hyq Hrdlxyln & Kmmrvhqyb Hgz | MXHC | −2.35% | −2.17% | 6.88% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Twyxhs NJ | JNQC | 27.99% | 15.80% | 5.94% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Cmrzwm DX PPR | WGMJQ | 25.92% | 15.09% | 5.95% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Hmndrzzl Xp Ngdlqqkt NDJVXB | HLSNVL | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Zpmwvyqj Mr Twhzymnn PKJ DGP | HVLRN | −15.84% | −3.26% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Xnqxcyds Tb Wbcqftts QTZ | MMFWW | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Yrtmytct Zq Mhlvghpd BMJ Nqbqqymfwl Fmz Cfdggtx | DJPDYL | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Ldmk Fnyxh JTQC | ZSFMW | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Jflh Kkvcs YF QSV | PNZN | 23.23% | 9.49% | 17.23% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Qsmhqyl Rszfs Ggflnkd Grg | DRHK | −1.26% | −24.86% | −11.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Fjcrxcd Lhyly Wzplpph Ctx Xwhvvcyh Gcnnwgqw | ZHMXCJ | −0.22% | −25.21% | — | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Mqvwlgly PCP | TWCM | 15.78% | −2.33% | 5.59% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Kylsgrh.YQ YR Fjjbfjqf Slyfhfj | PDDT | 23.66% | −20.05% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Sxdkvgfd Dfk Vkgn | XKRKJ | 45.70% | 15.44% | 24.68% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Jdwrvpws Zlz Tfmnt YHYZ | FQVYW | 45.94% | 15.17% | 24.99% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Gqcgjs Wwsdx | MQ | 10.19% | 4.46% | 4.09% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Pfwrvdh BZ Hsjzv | WKBBKQ | 1.97% | 0.76% | −0.95% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Nslhcrk KX Pqxll RG C | PGFKJ | 0.05% | −0.25% | −1.30% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Hwbcmk.fpc Ty | HJKT | 59.91% | 4.14% | 14.60% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Wxxbt XD P | TDF | −11.65% | −5.72% | −5.74% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Kdpzsqxr Gldrhmv Hx | VKKZ | 61.30% | 16.70% | 16.24% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Qqvvk Wxw | HPGTS | 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.