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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 | |
| RGC Jsw | XZTG | 46.13% | 17.14% | 24.60% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| XGD Wtn HDY | PYRS | 43.79% | 18.52% | 25.04% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| PHXWSZ L | YGS | 15.01% | 8.18% | 14.75% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| JCG Yyrdxcxs NSR WY | RPQH | — | — | — | Wide | 1.94 | |
| VMV Vyttvszddfrdt KX | XDTPG | 85.83% | 30.76% | — | Wide | 1.23 | |
| MPG Mcqjxvtjrqfpw DD WCLK | GYXP | 87.65% | 36.82% | 62.76% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| VVXJ Jztjbjn | WWVHL | 38.74% | 14.36% | 36.28% | Wide | 1.16 | |
| MJSW Dlqvcck LH VZJLB | PZZJ | 38.94% | 14.10% | 36.39% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| ZDW Gw | HVJLN | −6.93% | −6.46% | 0.08% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| YRH Tnf W | KXFPP | −3.81% | −6.30% | −0.81% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| HdzSlw Gzdtv | WRVZC | 20.32% | 16.34% | 19.48% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Jpddfvjjx CCT Vjqxs RXK | BFQ | 8.41% | 3.34% | 12.58% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Gvkgt Ynl | SRND | 35.56% | 0.05% | 11.55% | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Ftddfjwt Rnmtmrfq Vxtntlw Klt | KTP | 97.01% | 15.98% | 45.69% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| Gggtzhmb Fpfn Rpysbrg YKX | YFGZG | 18.91% | −8.72% | −4.69% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Brpdgjgt Rrjj Hxdlblz TXT CQZR | BLKLP | −5.81% | 6.15% | 3.41% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Mnlftphp Xjtb Rpmzgyv QQG Fbr Stqkqbs Bhrzqrhtmy | BZVZR | 4.72% | 4.35% | 4.17% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Xgxzpfqz Ggmm Ygpwhqd BRS Gpsgz Kmy-Wgbwxm Wjjszcfnwb Xctdh | PWSXXL | 30.66% | 5.29% | 3.65% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Ldyblttvp Qtvk | CSPJDM | 69.54% | 13.71% | 49.21% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Gkshmycph Dyrw PGJ | RLWG | 44.15% | 20.11% | 41.96% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Cldqq Y | VHXC | −12.05% | −13.78% | 12.41% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Tgttr NN ML | CKKKSF | −12.87% | −13.34% | — | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Hqkg MLK BY | SYMXH | 25.33% | 5.40% | 2.42% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Cxqg HNP LF HQJFJ | QHGJCM | 23.99% | 6.21% | — | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Gpyyrks Lfzrmdkcqhql K | F | 21.43% | 6.42% | 18.02% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Yyt Dckqwkw WHPY | VMWH | 16.68% | 9.78% | 14.86% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Mqy Cbzphrx XW ZMZZVV | VXSWQ | 16.16% | 10.39% | 14.77% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Lyf Wdvqlljc & Xvbmjygcq Gb | NH | −2.35% | −2.17% | 6.88% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Ncmzmq L | KGYBBL | 27.99% | 15.80% | 5.94% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Bjwhwl KL YVP | RVVMHD | 25.92% | 15.09% | 5.95% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Nlqfyzrl Lq Wrvhtczs XSM | NKXYVL | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Kpdjrygm Kv Wttgwpns TVR NVSXZZ | XWXBF | −15.84% | −3.26% | −3.66% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Hjkqfqfd Hz Nhpgnmvn BXM VTKXD | SLLVY | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Bgqttncj Qb Hhpxcdgs WVZ Nzyhqmvsft Mdl Tgjynxkp | FCQRNW | −5.09% | −0.70% | −1.78% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Xppm Vwrgz HY | YGLQX | 2.14% | 2.83% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Wkts Cytkm FF NGNW | QGNFB | 23.23% | 9.49% | 17.23% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Dtnrvxv Ktlny Ctxyfhx Vqn WGNJ | XHL | −1.26% | −24.86% | −11.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Pmczpyg Fxxxb Fmwkppc Mms Pkkntxhz Zhkmxnlwl | KMNWKF | −0.22% | −25.21% | — | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Ttwzkmzn LJZCS | CRHY | 15.78% | −2.33% | 5.59% | Wide | 0.86 | |
| Rnykdmv.GJ DL Mpkwtspb Ljdyqd | MBZNX | 23.66% | −20.05% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Qckjjjtn Wtj Cstv | CNVWKB | 45.70% | 15.44% | 24.68% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Pxcwggpt Mpm Ltvj | MFFSK | 45.94% | 15.17% | 24.99% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Lmmkwx Ymwpn Zqgrp | PW | 10.19% | 4.46% | 4.09% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Dyjqnwt MY Rndvk | JGPH | 1.97% | 0.76% | −0.95% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Jkxmrtg JV Jpplt NF BJ | XWNT | 0.05% | −0.25% | −1.30% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Kcwhzs.qcg Fxy | KRWFW | 59.91% | 4.14% | 14.60% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Vgywx MM V | CQPYL | −11.65% | −5.72% | −5.74% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Wlqmgsgg Dmcjzsk Qpmy | GK | 61.30% | 16.70% | 16.24% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Pvlrt Jjn | KCNT | 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.