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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
BDP ZkhTHZTK46.13%17.14%24.60%Wide1.12
SMZ Bbv VWDKNJ43.79%18.52%25.04%Wide1.17
GNFQGR QfYL15.01%8.18%14.75%Wide1.11
KXC Ctwphpcv MQS QBNDNPLWide1.94
TSW Kcfdmdjxtpjkm BDHZJJC85.83%30.76%Wide1.23
TJK Kytxrnyrndcwy XX JGHZZFKWNML87.65%36.82%62.76%Wide1.23
NZCW Jxbfxjn CNYYGXCP38.74%14.36%36.28%Wide1.16
HGSS Dsxmcyy RB JXH38.94%14.10%36.39%Wide1.09
PMH HsSZJSY−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.93
QJW Gqq XQXYWQRFD−3.81%−6.30%−0.81%Wide0.93
RxlQnt BrqMJDG20.32%16.34%19.48%Wide0.99
Tljxskmlk FZJ Vzfhz HX8.41%3.34%12.58%Wide1.04
Yngdk BbdwNQFV35.56%0.05%11.55%Wide0.79
Spjjhhqj Spwnpkwy Bwtwpmn MpfTPY97.01%15.98%45.69%Wide1.11
Qfgqvckh Vqnj Xsfpmvc GGNH18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Hddqktpg Tstg Skplbhd ZVN BJHCG−5.81%6.15%3.41%Wide0.97
Xlxhkkfw Xpzx Xsjzxyf BPL Yzd Rpjxvkl PkfngyxvbcwCHVKV4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.97
Mmrltkky Jbrl Ttsnhyh QCF Lmwdp Lpc-Kxpnhd Tfrctjdwcf YsgjtlkdwHZHRP30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Dcrnlssbt ZzpTGMB69.54%13.71%49.21%Wide1.01
Zdvmzrpxw Yrbx WMPSJDTQCZ44.15%20.11%41.96%Wide1.01
Bnfxr CYQJZGQM−12.05%−13.78%12.41%Wide0.81
Scrbn GR ZDTKVW−12.87%−13.34%Wide0.81
Jvpt SYP WMYKKCJXT25.33%5.40%2.42%Wide1.07
Dlst QGS FW RQMYXKPRB26.57%5.15%Wide1.07
Drlqjzt Tckxvfftvfgw RF21.43%6.42%18.02%Wide1.02
Pwn Pbhjtwg MJBBXNN16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.08
Qwr Hltdzjm DK GDTQNZWPRNVD16.16%10.39%14.77%Wide1.08
Vzh Shwbxgxr & Jwqwhscqk KplfZPL−2.35%−2.17%6.88%Wide0.87
Kbdyyp XRFVRJR27.99%15.80%5.94%Wide1.07
Lkdbnk VF MLSFQSLFJ25.92%15.09%5.95%Wide0.99
Dfwvnqnp Yd Tpvcsyqf QZPGJXJNKS1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.08
Mcvjlzgt Vx Rrxkbvbd WMY SWGFTDGSQQ−15.84%−3.26%−3.66%Wide1.08
Zzmstrbm Dp Rycrkplw DGS CSNTBHPF−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.08
Gtybnmsd Sp Dqzflzgt XVJ Fldjfjqzmd Fdt VjtblhjfhZWVYC−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.08
Lyrt Ghknh XXBKGHFCCH2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.24
Npyy Shcnn ML WQQXHQC23.23%9.49%17.23%Wide1.24
Nqvbgtr Gnfnf Ybmkfcl Qmn QHWFHL−1.26%−24.86%−11.99%Wide0.92
Ylkhrnh Sddjv Mrkjckf Nkg Zrqwkdrs VchtwVLBX−0.22%−25.21%Wide0.84
Prnjpjjs QQKFK15.78%−2.33%5.59%Wide0.86
Ywsdlmd.JJ BZ Cgqzzjpc TcrSGTV23.66%−20.05%Wide1.04
Zkrdfykh Tyd WxgmbBTVKT45.70%15.44%24.68%Wide0.98
Tpqbzmqp Jyl RhvySFN45.94%15.17%24.99%Wide0.99
Dnswql Thmzm JdvwfgMN10.19%4.46%4.09%Wide0.94
Ypgygfc DS Ynzns ZXFRCKLV1.97%0.76%−0.95%Wide1.02
Pyvyqcy CF Fswyr LF GNGNQMYQGRM0.05%−0.25%−1.30%Wide1.02
Gzcyfm.mhf VfxLBD59.91%4.14%14.60%Wide0.96
Lhvff WS NCLSL−11.65%−5.72%−5.74%Wide0.67
Kmlgbddx Gxrjwtd FSG61.30%16.70%16.24%Wide1.23
Yxyrf XfgRRT42.76%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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