Mid-Growth Moat Stocks

Here we highlight stocks in the middle 20% of the capitalization of the US equity market that are projected to grow faster than other mid-cap stocks. Growth is defined based on fast growth (high growth rates for earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow) and high valuations (high price ratios and low dividend yields). Often the companies are in rapidly expanding industries. These companies also have a wide or narrow economic moat—a durable competitive advantage that allows a company to earn excess returns on capital for a long period of time and keep competitors at bay. Morningstar analysts assign every company they cover an economic moat rating of wide, narrow, or none.