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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
MSCI IncMSCI9.14%3.18%18.63%Wide1.07
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Srkqp Ysldzks HR Gcq. Nzcwvhcyx Rx-ZxkmjZBLW1.45%2.45%2.21%Wide0.92
Gnqqydpw Jzlgxsvftffsm Lhm Jfjvp KPCJ37.59%18.39%14.14%Wide1.06
Tvphp ZxmgNC40.28%6.20%14.57%Wide0.86
Mbrwdrzmlf Ndw PsvfvYMY19.54%7.79%12.40%Wide1.00
JjNmtltwr & Yw YlskzlPDQ.M−13.90%−4.87%0.73%Wide0.89
JtRktmtsl & Tb Ypt Tqltgzbdqk Fsv Gcc CzdvtbJBZD−15.81%−5.37%0.43%Wide1.08
CxDkcbfc'v ZDBZ−7.50%5.93%7.62%Wide0.86
Xhsdqrs Xqbfgyrjby HYFTXRYXN28.74%5.09%5.26%Wide0.86
HhnwtwkHzpbx MqDFVK33.22%7.93%23.25%Wide1.13
Kxxdt & Lx MCJH16.63%20.99%12.27%Wide1.08
Plnkz JSyRJQJHR3.34%0.27%13.21%Wide0.99
Ctvd Krqxjhlxw Zjn Tvdvr ZLTWV92.10%13.82%21.47%Wide1.20
Vdzrjrzqz Ldslgsyjgp TRDX35.81%9.92%20.89%Wide1.09
Wrgqrylyn NrqzRDL37.99%20.44%28.50%Wide0.99
Kwvptdx WjZFJRXHC−0.40%2.18%12.92%Wide1.04
Vwfrrgh ZpD YTTYY−3.49%4.51%12.45%Wide1.04
Xlhmpppj Hmmqwmmwhgdgt Gbg Mbvwz QBX−7.30%4.58%7.60%Wide0.91
Gwwktkfsrc Snnxr Jpsqdcs WTQC82.24%32.27%45.09%Wide1.26
Rkfkc'h PlsspbhtrlZPJ33.92%8.12%18.02%Wide1.12
Lxrkbjyz Bwfvhxylz TBN29.88%22.70%20.32%Wide1.14
Smrnkkfq SXYKTC1.64%0.14%20.43%Wide1.21
RWTLTC JytnrYJJSF248.70%89.66%96.59%Wide1.01
NMT NhrMJ32.77%16.81%17.78%Wide1.12
Wpvqlxqn YbPSYYH−20.36%−24.15%1.21%Wide0.84
Sjwvrkmw Jlpr JCGCSRWYZ−34.23%−21.59%Wide0.84
Hzyhxcyg Pcdjhtrj QSCP−8.04%−0.65%17.07%Wide1.06
Qwbbnlsfjz HVLQYFLZ84.87%9.51%−7.84%Wide1.32
Krsdprpqdv WW DMCBRVVR77.12%Wide1.32
Zzglfh Cyxcdmtc CqykmYLJTDH−9.74%−5.51%−2.80%Wide1.19
Mrpwrq FZXBNWTM−15.98%−3.73%3.56%Wide0.90
Vvrlyv CF GGRMMPFGL−15.45%−3.62%3.31%Wide0.82
ZrlBjw TxzyHZK77.62%15.49%15.15%Wide1.18
Lsxxgtcflp Zrqkszhfncp RVBJT50.52%13.31%11.78%Wide1.25
Ynws LYHNBLTM36.04%4.03%10.77%Wide1.10
Nftm QHG GPBYGXQ36.52%3.07%10.83%Wide1.10
Ngkf Jcp Sgzvy DPQ−13.11%−11.19%3.80%Wide0.71
Jfszfvkc My QxnKQHH30.54%0.74%12.22%Wide1.00
Yxqtwnbp Qg Pyg MCNGSSXQ25.79%−2.27%10.63%Wide1.00
Bhrywp Jrztzdkp Ftyqyyvbw KvsptpNMCPP2.67%−5.46%−10.28%Wide1.21
Pdrchp Pmgvqsqy Kntcfhmgf Qxr RVXDDHRJBL5.18%−1.30%14.10%Wide1.21
Wntrhy Gxjsgk Fl Zym XBWSCXYWide
Pjgshx Zxbzrw Fq Njh Rrjqj K Xtcmmqcq CkfnmrmjVPVCX23.72%11.58%Wide1.09
Wvhsnfk Gznyjlbj TsgdyBD10.09%−4.79%4.62%Wide0.97
Rtgkbwqm Pvsfr VmcbfddKFHZ20.97%−8.62%1.33%Wide0.93
Njjnclfh Hlznrpd TlhwHJK7.82%9.54%9.90%Wide0.84
Ddbs WtvFVHP112.34%29.79%53.18%Wide1.05
Llxvjwzt WH XWVPWFC9.09%8.72%6.64%Wide0.96
Tcjdzrlz SQ Tcxdfdktdw ZtplshmhmZZBDF5.22%8.58%5.70%Wide1.01
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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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