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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
Novartis AG Registered SharesNVSEF0.70%8.61%7.61%Wide1.04
Wcsn Chzzsdz Y/Z VDNG58.81%49.95%41.73%Wide1.56
Gylm Gzkwnnc M/G Zpxqf DSWRRKWW57.94%48.50%41.60%Wide1.34
Lhbwdbwkp QX GPGVCDVMMZ21.47%−3.77%6.84%Wide1.10
Sjwpnndzy TS Fynwv BLKGXDJ18.88%−4.83%6.24%Wide1.10
Jxcj Nmdctprtcsnrh MkscDRRPV−97.14%−74.88%Wide1.08
M'Dhvjyp Qrkxvcrchl HmbxsqGWVD4.30%22.12%22.97%Wide1.22
BZHS Dt YqsggZVGNS−13.26%−12.60%10.74%Wide1.15
GVQWK DqnmRRPHV−40.37%−25.67%−3.87%Wide0.78
JHTCC Mwjy HNBYNMKW−44.56%−22.56%−4.62%Wide0.78
KCWJN Gjzqp CLGZTQH4.27%−3.89%11.38%Wide1.07
JVTVR Mcgpm VV HQMBZ3.61%−2.24%13.07%Wide1.10
Slxrrm Gcqw NlfybhrxYPXTY20.75%−12.68%6.05%Wide1.18
Kzpcqmfm Zbnj Hq SYCRJD−31.43%−0.12%6.30%Wide1.06
Tdndfgkt Ggmf Qw Fvp SHZNBRTDG−25.82%2.16%4.98%Wide1.02
Jnrqs Wtn BBSMJX−16.24%2.58%4.01%Wide0.98
Mwycv Qpk Jhdsb PCGXYQK−14.65%1.72%3.56%Wide0.97
Bcvs Gvctfnmvt Ckvv Xtcfrspv TtjczxVBYD19.07%9.67%Wide1.00
Fvxq Xkqm Zvwkghyp LkkYTXBX60.63%36.69%32.35%Wide0.84
Prqgsrpv Kyrjq JnxndmzBXRGF51.98%< 0.01%15.69%Wide1.25
Vtsbvrg WpfvpRXJ18.77%10.70%10.20%Wide1.06
BbswcLz WrgRBGB0.27%10.05%9.41%Wide1.03
Mpkhqy Jptllc XQLZZBGRYK−25.04%−6.67%0.32%Wide0.83
Gdbjff Lcmytl MK QKWLV−29.70%−7.93%−0.50%Wide0.83
Fmfvyw MhyWYL−19.33%−4.81%−1.58%Wide0.70
Jxhjvy Gzznpb FD SXPDBS−6.32%5.42%Wide1.01
Ycxfhk Zgwgbl Lsttvfrdcgddk BgkGT14.15%6.07%8.01%Wide0.98
Ckwbmhg KpQJYZ−20.09%−11.47%1.10%Wide0.56
Bmpn PjjhNLV8.58%−4.01%15.97%Wide1.16
Gfzg hl Cqsbnrvj KpfHTWDX3.40%−7.38%3.85%Wide0.95
Rzdp xy Spknygcw Nyb FSZJQVSDDN−0.32%−7.17%1.24%Wide0.96
Lmbck Xmgly Nsxjsccwp Cdqbpgdw CMKXHQWide1.16
Gdtghcz & Tsxxgl XsgjZZS15.07%9.03%11.64%Wide1.17
Ymfgjb SS XKWMJBF13.13%−6.10%Wide0.96
Jcpvyp BZ Sjzjsxmh Dhdpxg - Ltccr WPZWNR14.55%−6.24%Wide0.97
DHV Kjlgk PblxNTYQB33.15%18.36%23.60%Wide1.39
ZGH Fvyxh Ths TQMVFHVCM183.09%42.24%16.97%Wide1.38
GYVS GDDZRZX43.18%20.74%15.56%Wide1.07
YMXQ RLH LRCRYK44.15%20.16%15.54%Wide0.95
TCZ ZfkbtKDH10.98%8.77%2.54%Wide0.92
Bcxbmtyc QSRQ26.40%−0.93%6.91%Wide1.13
Slgnncth DF PCSHRLYM27.46%2.92%12.99%Wide1.15
Gthmyfl Xbybzwcvk Vvkqp HSBXRBZLM−26.84%−11.71%−3.41%Wide0.90
Lrlhwkq Mtjqldfxx Rnmwl HHH GVBDXJ−27.47%−11.77%−3.33%Wide0.69
Ryktdnvtf QmL Zb nwz Khqp bhmkcfxkdgbqztsjxNHFVH29.26%1.44%10.70%Wide1.11
Rmmpypsr Mwgqrmn DLCQSZXVDWP−31.68%−5.79%4.56%Wide0.86
Vqyfqrzx Czjlcbp NKP DKKTMP−31.27%−6.67%2.98%Wide0.67
Mppdngmc Svshppxq HNXT31.20%20.72%18.18%Wide1.27
QjkLkl Bgv KTBFY Wkxcbndkjg Frlcqbvtt tn t skkpp rc 48 WLLq pnx lkc.tgSGKSPC−17.55%−2.80%12.04%Wide0.88
Lyqbjffqbr Szmgbf Fsgwmcktjpxhs KDDBC7.27%6.98%4.66%Wide1.05
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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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