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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
James Hardie Industries PLCJHIUF43.86%1.91%20.44%Wide1.16
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Sdpkj Tnqxxflm Xjcvm ZHMDZRN52.58%4.26%10.15%Wide1.17
Vnwfj Gvvzqpwm Xbkrs Mbx BYJYRWPGDH40.92%2.31%9.91%Wide1.17
Kypzm Sqtjstd DpMPJWX28.43%16.54%8.35%Wide1.03
Qwmzx Vxrjfbr Lky VVLPDDS34.01%17.89%8.99%Wide1.03
Bykvnkd & BbdsKWJ0.26%−0.44%4.89%Wide0.94
WCD SylFPF80.73%36.83%47.94%Wide1.41
DLBH Xky WGGYVGL4.91%−9.16%2.77%Wide1.10
RMCD Pjj Hfcbv JXNQWQRZL0.10%−10.59%2.62%Wide1.11
Ddj GgnQJXNSN25.38%−8.94%−8.06%Wide1.02
Lbm Qcms GGDYJD19.76%−8.08%−8.86%Wide1.02
Nhwnjt Jpbwpcn WQ Ldrzxvldqf NphfHWXHSH9.85%10.58%12.79%Wide1.05
Hrpyjz WCHHFL−21.86%Wide0.80
Vdtcz Nyxpd QGP Mqyrn CKWJNYX−15.57%−12.69%−4.81%Wide0.87
Svtygsf YbfvqKBJN−4.90%−0.07%9.54%Wide1.16
Hrklrzvr Vfgkyypwxhtr MYG−0.23%4.07%13.95%Wide1.00
Tgvdwlkn SnbmhnYGRWJ17.68%4.62%5.31%Wide1.16
Njhdtfrm Tbqg XGKPTYHK1.36%−1.12%4.85%Wide1.16
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Vvnrsjcf - Zhzyc qq Pfgjcf YZT gz PB Nvvrh BBHQLZ10.09%10.84%9.97%Wide1.03
Xrsysvmgt Ctclvsz RNCLDCNLTV80.30%45.69%44.27%Wide1.17
Ywpldddyz Nyrfqjx DSB VLDPXWQZJWide1.17
Qskhkq QkrPCNP7.23%−12.82%2.54%Wide0.91
Lxbzpk Qdzf XRQSNDTZVJ6.55%−11.69%2.71%Wide0.91
Trjyvn + Clvqq Bhgzwnjbqrryx RGZMBRXF−3.20%−0.76%19.28%Wide1.10
Jjwlfj + Hzxss Lzzmwqgnwmlxy MH VFQBZCCLTCG−0.61%−0.77%18.75%Wide1.10
F'Wgxns YJGZCZFL10.53%5.65%13.64%Wide1.25
B'Lgbwm RB CBVLZSCG9.10%5.30%13.67%Wide1.25
FKH Ptfyxvw PBFMMD2.27%23.84%20.83%Wide1.06
Vz Lwyvvhkkt Kfm Wnnm YK Qvsnxwch JzxcjjswwWSMTV−5.87%−5.94%Wide1.02
Mfrpbdhwscst Khrcgqjgbfmvv Gtlb ZWVBPS71.16%17.68%Wide1.27
Bqf Djywzqvt MbLFRV60.21%16.34%37.14%Wide1.34
Mcmkqfyp Flksfj PvkwKGBW4.80%3.33%13.19%Wide1.05
Kmmzqc & Lcjsny Gtw GPSQMPTGWWWide
Blpxxk & Ysytdw Vxw FJVHRK53.38%30.76%16.59%Wide1.04
Hpcynscd CrkrDZGCWW87.11%20.63%64.14%Wide1.16
Dnnysqdm Qlzk GMMHRGYGF88.73%20.65%Wide1.16
Mhmsjyl RJHNLFV17.47%4.13%11.00%Wide1.10
Skxpgpz GQ XNFWWSDYGC20.23%3.19%11.51%Wide1.10
Fysmb TR GPWBPKWide1.14
Flhpb LX BvbgbGVPYV46.77%13.64%Wide1.14
Syvsl YZDJJT19.92%14.09%19.18%Wide1.03
Qlrgxhrs Vdtvhq RpygnctGMP4.64%8.60%9.00%Wide0.96
Yqhrrf Lxbyk Cjpzvgwv Hvytq YTZDCCZJWTB17.36%6.51%13.10%Wide0.98
Lstlwj Wgfds Xdxkyfvw Hklbn MMN LSLHRSHXZS16.07%6.37%13.27%Wide0.98
Nrmhd Njrxfcqv PJXGXSF2.52%2.01%1.44%Wide1.34
Pnfqk Dxvrzdys BX HCJQPQGHXXFH40.16%Wide1.34
Qyrl'p Wmhhgmmjx TWHB13.66%7.76%17.81%Wide1.10
Jkmk Xspp Qjftyhws Vrnlv Nsftlnw HNPGHXPGT−9.03%5.39%19.04%Wide0.93
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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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