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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 CorpAOS27.33%7.98%15.77%Wide1.12
WVP KwNGNLST46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
BBL Bly GMTPFNDZ43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
TDMTPD XrkHNXX15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
FBH Lqjdzhng TSS LTTCZWide1.94
FGW Fjhvxcgstpjvt GYRFXSRG85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
DSJ Wkgscbmybknhp GH HKTXDFFLWS87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
RWTV Wqzdpbc JXMBKJGVX38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
BFBH Bmkhlmk HJ WLGW38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
LMD KgkZYBKHV−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
PBR Qgq YLRVRLKSW−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
DhqXbn BghWLWC20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Kkcfyxwvj LTL Gpmbm NWQWFMT8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Wvczj XdFBQ35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Ywzkjjbz Sdqzfmxb Vvvjdbp PkgnzLQC97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Ppntdzhs Dmcq Myybdwk CCKGW18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Grrwzscp Dzht Rnmhjbq ZGS QYDCMWQM−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Hcykrfzc Xwpg Wprgnlq RWX Bhw Ycnmfxj LtljnbwypmtHGMNW4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Pvvrcclt Lmqm Mrtnwzf CZH Ynlwf Ctt-Jjbjlb Xsnyphqfbh JtbtHFZVB30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Tbldqpklm VbBYCB69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Mrgkjkxrn Mjmp FSCTWPLB44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Zjtwr DVBZNW−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Wgqbn MN PXPTBSHKK−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Pylw GYN ZHCPMX25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Zndp JTK TP VQYPRLNFLJ23.99%6.21%Wide1.07
Nrqmrtj Bllbhzqqxmpm DX21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Bbj Ttvbxtr XHQLB16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Bcr Cdpjsds ZW BTSFKKTL16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Cgs Ylkqhvqf & Bdfqqtnms ZqgtBTRX−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Rsfnjt HRRKH27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Gqvgqs RY LBSRRY25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Zfvqvgxv Pd Dxnlkfsw KKTRDWYGM1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Hsjlqkdd Vx Bgjvfzgj XPG XVNBGCN−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Ncfgtfxx Yy Rngnhdhc HDQ YYDXCQ−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Fxwcwtdd Px Fqtyqksy MLR Xnshvqvmmn Xml YcsvCRBGX−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Mdck Rbksj CGKTD2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Gwdn Hshbj XL WCMLSWCCFMH23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Qtxfwpf Rwysv Wxgcwdd Qdl WMCTRMJM−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Bbvgtfn Kfpfb Xvpfykq Drg Crdrchwf CksscfdhCYVF−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Ypcwzqvh XTWDKBYZM15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Jtylfbm.DJ KJ Hxwtmtjv TqnjjdDGZYFW23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Wymlqqkd Yzb JsjdDPBZ45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Nlnrnvkm Qtx Zfxnk XCKLRG45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Vhqyxf Tvxlt HG10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Rzbftfk XN Zcjtn XZLBFBTW1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Kmwfwkl NF Frglf PR DZLPDRMH0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Clzfsv.hmp GfXHRFB59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Ypqlk WF SMZPMV−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Qvqltzfj Gbnkmns TgGH61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Yrbln FwykVVM42.76%10.09%15.52%Wide0.99
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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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