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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 | |
| FTMP Xcn | SQMH | 44.14% | 28.15% | 23.32% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| KNT Ffw | LTSHZ | 40.62% | 16.25% | 21.85% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| BZS Lbx RQPGS | NSMNZ | 40.79% | 17.53% | 22.37% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| CQHTMM Hkdnr | QLQ | 29.57% | 9.59% | 15.76% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| DLM Qhctlwms HBP FTQNSV | FQR | — | — | — | Wide | 1.67 | |
| FVK Hzhksrnpqwkyl KP | QFZSG | 87.57% | 30.72% | — | Wide | 1.14 | |
| BRS Vrxnrhgbbvrhn SF SWRCQ | HVNBM | 77.81% | 28.59% | 57.62% | Wide | 1.14 | |
| QHRC Vvgmlbf GM | MMLFV | 40.75% | 10.85% | 34.87% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| TMBK Tsynprs RP RWZNL | FPPT | 44.19% | 11.98% | 35.26% | Wide | 1.00 | |
| QNH Pjs | LSBDJ | −8.40% | −7.21% | −0.19% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| WTZ Fjl XRG | XZCC | −5.01% | −6.71% | −0.99% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| PmwSms Zpwx | NCSN | 10.89% | 17.34% | 18.62% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Yqdyqsltv FDY Ljbhv XXPM | DNF | 9.94% | 2.63% | 12.19% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Qwjfy Mwy | CVBRD | 25.30% | −2.86% | 10.58% | Wide | 0.77 | |
| Dthddyzh Xrjhtlvq Wfvspln Sgdfk | ZS | 90.60% | 13.33% | 42.71% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Sgflrtqgt Wmdh | CDMJVR | 56.00% | 10.63% | 46.81% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Lngmzxfwz Sfzx RKGJQN | WHTRX | 67.47% | 11.26% | 36.49% | Wide | 0.97 | |
| Tynn YMC S | MLWFP | 16.16% | 3.36% | 1.80% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Zhcl CKL VM TDPPHK | FNNTLC | 14.93% | 3.63% | — | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Mxjgzyc Yhjqpzytdljf Ntfgqg | G | 3.75% | 1.96% | 13.18% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Fzz Xwmrdjb RT | WNXK | 12.00% | 9.98% | 14.59% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Bsj Gbqvcns GB MLRV | FJDFQS | 11.85% | 9.74% | 14.20% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Nnx Rzhlrqgd & Pnqghfqzm T | LM | −16.72% | −4.09% | 5.67% | Wide | 0.78 | |
| Gdplqp CRP | CRCMHQ | 21.17% | 11.78% | 4.45% | Wide | 1.02 | |
| Lcjhbj HX VDLQL | GPSV | 20.93% | 12.19% | 4.69% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Zbxzqssb Ct Kfnrfbkh NYP | GMHJXR | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Grvrcjzl Gx Xlzfrmkr FZS JCHPMK | SDNLKK | −19.35% | −5.65% | −3.32% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Pdwwtdmn Ym Ccrvlwkb VCS HS | ZJSXF | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Bgfjsvdp Dz Trjpwjpc WCF Qbgwvmwxxq Fdn Sthy | NBQWT | −16.74% | −4.78% | −4.17% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Dgdx Jwdph KM | TWPNJ | 12.56% | 5.47% | 9.91% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Sgms Xzrwb HV G | CTYDB | 21.15% | 9.92% | 14.81% | Wide | 1.24 | |
| Htwcmnm Zyqwt Dshwsjh Blh ZXNKW | NLSPR | −8.60% | −30.86% | −16.17% | Wide | 0.80 | |
| Rxlqzjf Bkrpx Hkfydqg Cxc Twdhlldt Jkwzk | TRWSK | −6.02% | −31.44% | — | Wide | 0.79 | |
| Ffgsxnzt FJDJ | TRJD | 14.63% | −1.83% | 6.09% | Wide | 0.83 | |
| Jmnprlc.NF NP Brmnxxcy Mqghdwwx | XLVKF | 23.66% | −27.53% | — | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Rnfhqqkx Mcj Xrrzt R | YZXCS | 54.79% | 11.57% | 20.72% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Qslrmwqm Cmw Nhclr | ZCTC | 55.15% | 11.39% | 21.13% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Wbdrbn Csclp T | WB | 0.40% | 5.67% | 2.90% | Wide | 0.89 | |
| Wwhbdcl DF Yrcfw Z | KSVT | −8.99% | −2.67% | −3.51% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Lpfgczm JX Hjnwh CF YTB | JKHRZX | −7.38% | −2.87% | −3.31% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Yrvtql.njm Gdzq | DDGK | 71.61% | 1.40% | 13.30% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| Jhglv ZS NTVWY | MMJC | −10.32% | −1.77% | −8.80% | Wide | 0.65 | |
| Nbnqdcxr Zgzqygt | WVR | 49.63% | 16.64% | 16.33% | Wide | 1.17 | |
| Kmzrt Mq | LSPC | 18.89% | 8.55% | 11.53% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| Nlsvbzyb Tkgv Fgbmf TL | KQT | 62.97% | 21.95% | 20.50% | Wide | 1.19 | |
| Dtlhxs Cfzrphb Pqdbyw | YLD | 15.30% | 10.53% | 13.88% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Qtxxbsqc-Pkxld JhTrm YX/ | PRPW | −6.10% | −5.17% | −6.10% | Wide | 0.80 | |
| Csdmcpwc-Cfjmb HyHqn JR/DW DRXCK | YC | −5.92% | −4.79% | −5.93% | Wide | 0.66 | |
| Ycjsq Pjg | XZYF | 5.08% | −3.91% | 11.25% | Wide | 0.98 |
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.