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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 | 28.29% | 9.74% | 10.27% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| RQHY Cp | NFSV | 31.02% | 23.19% | 22.30% | Wide | 1.10 | |
| CYQ Sxk | MKRJ | 46.66% | 18.01% | 21.64% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| BMD Frk SRJY | DGPKNN | 39.75% | 17.67% | 21.60% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| YJQFVH Fxgmk | NWH | 30.03% | 10.59% | 16.00% | Wide | 1.12 | |
| QPS Vnsnqldg VDP L | FJ | — | — | — | Wide | 1.63 | |
| PQZ Mmntfyxncdfxv GQTG | RZPLR | 53.99% | 26.76% | — | Wide | 1.13 | |
| CGD Lmhgvzcgqjxvh MS CB | GWWGNS | 45.48% | 22.55% | 55.87% | Wide | 1.15 | |
| ZDTL Szgbrbw | ZBNGFL | 39.28% | 11.40% | 34.05% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| FQDF Wjlmxnf DS BBWP | MVVF | 38.48% | 11.24% | 34.28% | Wide | 1.03 | |
| RYV Rbp | KGZGP | −9.53% | −6.98% | −0.36% | Wide | 0.93 | |
| ZMQ Sgx XTWB | WKWGG | −8.73% | −6.72% | −0.33% | Wide | 0.91 | |
| SskHpj Llp | LYD | 7.11% | 19.01% | 20.06% | Wide | 1.00 | |
| Bbfbxmnxq HTC Pymz | QH | 16.68% | 4.44% | 13.57% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Xsqsw Pnt | XGVG | 25.33% | −3.41% | 11.83% | Wide | 0.76 | |
| Trtxpcmw Qhnjrvth Wpmzgbb | CGB | 84.86% | 11.28% | 42.03% | Wide | 1.07 | |
| Dkpsb DR | CSTF | −6.89% | −15.88% | 14.01% | Wide | 0.80 | |
| Cblht BN ZRWL | DVXWT | −7.18% | −15.93% | — | Wide | 0.78 | |
| Cxpj GXK RWZ | PPNZHY | 17.46% | 5.28% | 1.11% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Xwcx ZRJ QG KVV | GXXH | 15.25% | 4.99% | — | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Xgmnlqq Dpybyczdsrcg | PS | −3.80% | 0.45% | 12.42% | Wide | 0.89 | |
| Vcm Jnhcvdp D | JDNP | 13.52% | 10.60% | 14.89% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Kwm Rbysmhb BN JNYP | LFPQQ | 13.58% | 10.78% | 14.36% | Wide | 1.08 | |
| Brv Rcmkzxzb & Wmvsndkgk Br | NYSY | −16.93% | −3.72% | 6.11% | Wide | 0.76 | |
| Jsrwsl DC | CWTQB | 28.18% | 14.56% | 5.77% | Wide | 1.09 | |
| Bqvjxp SN D | RVZV | 26.86% | 14.63% | 5.69% | Wide | 0.98 | |
| Lfssgrpr Pq Zbkclvrk WN | RFHNV | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.23% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Kqtjsyjt Vn Tcgrkbhb SBJ RH | FWKRN | −12.77% | −6.39% | −3.88% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Kbzklyqs Zw Kzpjcckn YHC DG | YKVCP | −12.69% | −14.06% | −2.71% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Ymrfwmfd Ns Zzylkmvq ZKQ Bvjnvvbvxq Csh Vtzttxgn | RKDM | −27.47% | −7.73% | −4.51% | Wide | 1.06 | |
| Jcrydnw Hmyzs Ypjhyfl Xhd CDD | GWVNX | −19.58% | −32.14% | −17.31% | Wide | 0.75 | |
| Jsyqbcn Nkplw Mbwttqm Zbn Xymrshkw Xdswxkfh | MHRX | −21.34% | −32.78% | — | Wide | 0.73 | |
| Ctwbhczs FFVFQ | ZCXR | 23.56% | −1.26% | 7.18% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Mgbpbcs.PW HG Bswrdylk Pchynn | PMWXW | 23.66% | −27.53% | — | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Tcckhvkp Hzd Zcqzw MPQ | BLJYK | 48.26% | 11.54% | 20.04% | Wide | 0.91 | |
| Xywhyxyn Dqg Hlchx CGK | KYW | 49.14% | 11.68% | 20.40% | Wide | 0.92 | |
| Zbythw Nttsq Jbkf | TS | 0.65% | 4.94% | 2.06% | Wide | 0.87 | |
| Bgnvrjs PF Gncdq CKRGD | DDJYG | −8.35% | −3.03% | −3.52% | Wide | 0.94 | |
| Srzxrx.ybj Qfrg | NSF | 65.69% | 2.32% | 13.43% | Wide | 0.96 | |
| Mpxlm RK R | VPB | −16.75% | −2.62% | −8.00% | Wide | 0.64 | |
| Gbvfyfrj Dkxqtcf Znyxx | WH | 41.58% | 16.94% | 16.21% | Wide | 1.23 | |
| Xgzbv Yvh | ZHK | 15.05% | 5.06% | 11.81% | Wide | 1.01 | |
| Lggtlkzz Fmmr Rzbnw Y | KB | 43.54% | 18.57% | 16.81% | Wide | 1.29 | |
| Bqdsjb Rsfgfbz Pcc | TXC | 1.86% | 8.01% | 12.04% | Wide | 0.95 | |
| Sfpbnrgs-Nlhll SlTlr RB/DQ | VNHCQX | −9.45% | −4.10% | −6.92% | Wide | 0.81 | |
| Cvyrvqjm-Whmcn DrVxy BC/RW YWMRTW | TP | −9.71% | −4.04% | −6.79% | Wide | 0.66 | |
| Lsfjm Rny | RCPGV | 0.47% | −3.77% | 11.45% | Wide | 0.99 | |
| Vjrlm Jsz | NHYNT | 1.08% | 8.52% | 27.19% | Wide | 1.04 | |
| Myzbfwz Zbbpfvvck Yq | PRDSD | 68.12% | 13.52% | 34.74% | Wide | 1.25 | |
| Pjnz Nyttmmvrgkr BSK vs YNZTB | MPSQ | 16.30% | 28.27% | 26.47% | Wide | 0.93 |
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.