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13 Good Companies Run by Poor Capital Allocators

These firms all have wide and narrow economic moats but earn poor capital allocation ratings.

Susan Dziubinski

Nov 16, 2021

Mentioned: Equitrans Midstream Corp (ETRN) , Altria Group Inc (MO) , DISH Network Corp (DISH) , AT&T Inc (T) , International Business Machines Corp (IBM) , Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) , LivaNova PLC (LIVN) , Oracle Corp (ORCL) , Crown Castle International Corp (CCI) , Danone SA (DANOY)

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Susan Dziubinski does not own (actual or beneficial) shares in any of the securities mentioned above. Find out about Morningstar’s editorial policies.

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