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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 | 25.30% | 8.69% | 9.98% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| JXCK Cg | WXSC | 44.14% | 28.15% | 23.32% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| RQF Djr | GBRBD | 40.62% | 16.25% | 21.85% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| VHZ Ptl HKMNL | MJBDK | 40.79% | 17.53% | 22.37% | Wide | 1.11 | |
| QPQFCC Cjmq | XXGX | 29.57% | 9.59% | 15.76% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| NCX Tsmmbmnh TZV FB | YTX | — | — | — | Wide | 1.72 | |
| VLT Wtbtwqjvqlclh TSSL | CYQC | 87.57% | 30.72% | — | Wide | 1.12 | |
| LQF Dyhxkwkkfjwqs JS RYSVRH | YSNW | 77.81% | 28.59% | 57.62% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| CJVB Dwvhysg Y | NJPXP | 40.75% | 10.85% | 34.87% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| RRBH Xfgcczq SP CCV | KNRP | 44.19% | 11.98% | 35.26% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| WCS Lb | RXRJJ | −8.40% | −7.21% | −0.19% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| CGC Khs JPQKL | XXYJT | −5.01% | −6.71% | −0.99% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| XvtFtd Rdvj | ZQY | 10.89% | 17.34% | 18.62% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Crbmqsgzw QMB Pqdzm JR | RC | 9.94% | 2.63% | 12.19% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| Fqtjj Cd | JWGL | 25.30% | −2.86% | 10.58% | Wide | 0.78 | |
| Qzlzlcdm Dnqngvlc Vtgsgts Mlwh | HVS | 90.60% | 13.33% | 42.71% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Slch BJK JJZ | FZMJT | 16.16% | 3.36% | 1.80% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Plrs VWM JC RH | DNGCV | 14.93% | 3.63% | — | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Qmzmpfn Hrpvttktmrvx Hqd | X | 3.75% | 1.96% | 13.18% | Wide | 0.91 | |
| Pwv Qgxpcjv K | YRRHW | 12.00% | 9.98% | 14.59% | Wide | 1.10 | |
| Hbs Hjblyjn BS SKF | LPYCK | 11.85% | 9.74% | 14.20% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Qlb Fsqtttxl & Wgqbhrvkx Yymmq | CLV | −16.72% | −4.09% | 5.67% | Wide | 0.80 | |
| Hxhrhk WS | YTKDW | 21.17% | 11.78% | 4.45% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Bcmqxw LR RSJX | JWQCK | 20.93% | 12.19% | 4.69% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Ydmxvtwl Nn Ycbgwqxn KPX | QWQWK | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Gydqkgyr Tx Bpcrwyws YYL KXSQS | RVDLCB | −19.35% | −5.65% | −3.32% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Xfhyfxsj Hx Sfyzfhls MNR G | VWNZ | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Nspcnhqq Jv Cfcbyhcp MDK Drhvwsgqxj Dbh Vttdb | CHWJ | −16.74% | −4.78% | −4.17% | Wide | 1.05 | |
| Rcpk Rrfht CJS | VDJFZ | 12.56% | 5.47% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Gdnd Pzkmw DG | NRXYM | 21.15% | 9.92% | 14.81% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Tvcjcpj Wvfyl Mrbfvsb Lds C | DSD | −8.60% | −30.86% | −16.17% | Wide | 0.85 | |
| Nkpbqqy Pnchc Pykqsxy Dpr Gjpqygkm Crf | DQPMW | −6.02% | −31.44% | — | Wide | 0.80 | |
| Cjkjdgqp VTC | NCCDB | 14.63% | −1.83% | 6.09% | Wide | 0.84 | |
| Lndzbqh.GJ WN Bycnbmfd Yrkmkq | JMMJCQ | 23.66% | −27.53% | — | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Rckwsqdy Zcm Sjbjt | ZBNJHQ | 54.79% | 11.57% | 20.72% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| Xvdnqnhz Qks Wftml | DVK | 55.15% | 11.39% | 21.13% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Xkdfrt Ybftk Zj | XSB | 0.40% | 5.67% | 2.90% | Wide | 0.90 | |
| Bqcbzzw NQ Mcjkg NT | RFZKQB | −8.99% | −2.67% | −3.51% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Bwblxnk QW Gymmn JD ZQCJ | MBQPQ | −7.38% | −2.87% | −3.31% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Dkzrpf.krb Zlpx | PFSS | 71.61% | 1.40% | 13.30% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Mqhzy RB DNPMB | YJQJZ | −10.32% | −1.77% | −8.80% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Szhzvwnk Fzcpsfh Nkv | XBHH | 49.63% | 16.64% | 16.33% | Wide | 1.18 | |
| Lynby Cv | BLTF | 18.89% | 8.55% | 11.53% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Bjskvwwf Fnjd Qsfwx | NJX | 62.97% | 21.95% | 20.50% | Wide | 1.21 | |
| Gskmtl Rzvckgf Grc | GSR | 15.30% | 10.53% | 13.88% | Wide | 1.00 | |
| Jypyyqhz-Fllrp ZpGhx TX/P | GSLDK | −6.10% | −5.17% | −6.10% | Wide | 0.82 | |
| Jlcpbcmv-Vdrsx YzGzj BJ/DZ FFVPC | XDY | −5.92% | −4.79% | −5.93% | Wide | 0.67 | |
| Jtpqz Yx | GWQN | 5.08% | −3.91% | 11.25% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Qffnh Gbdg | GPBX | 2.82% | 9.71% | 28.30% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Ktkyzkx Rxssgljyx Xgc | CCKN | 82.73% | 15.49% | 36.58% | Wide | 1.30 |
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.