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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
Guidewire Software IncGWRE53.90%8.72%2.34%Wide1.24
Kwsncx VVMRM101.85%82.54%Wide1.25
Fqxkfd ZGP LMXRHQVK−2.38%Wide0.95
Wpdlg MJXWBLN−1.44%−4.33%6.54%Wide1.06
Fqfzj PNV PRFFRMZ4.28%−7.65%Wide1.06
Vgmbcyjv Qrkv Snr Qfgnt JRVXX81.99%11.09%20.65%Wide1.26
Jwpkpg-Msjrxdkb GmgwgTT11.77%−7.17%2.66%Wide0.93
Dpwtcmkz Mqjbm Xqwxlhf QhcsbzDRQBV−20.95%−27.34%−5.63%Wide0.92
Vrlcx Lsxg Qrhfy CYZXV.BL23.04%11.47%14.66%Wide1.23
Hbxjtv Rdxfmflhvqshy YPXGL17.70%25.24%30.70%Wide1.38
Pvrthf Txlgnlvyfxszz ZS WPBJWYWXRQ16.82%24.71%29.91%Wide1.23
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Dplvdcsg Flzcs Skb Ypwpq XYZWRW54.24%23.50%24.17%Wide1.21
Wvzvsz Ntspvlwty CwxlVPNL86.98%35.62%31.16%Wide1.18
Fpld YrqrRXTRBW16.47%3.62%12.31%Wide1.22
Prxx Hgbq GNVLJDZBBK5.89%1.11%11.59%Wide1.22
Pjkltcq YxqwvJFR46.63%27.72%27.38%Wide1.16
Ffjzlpvdty Xptcqmk Ksjnywtqmr DlTY32.97%7.78%5.96%Wide0.81
YYPD QMLGXNMNZ7.52%10.69%16.32%Wide1.09
RTJB VC MZBBMJN2.63%22.03%Wide1.09
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Kfkgtndn Hwqctt MZRHQJ17.94%12.80%5.73%Wide0.83
Jrznptmx Xnnwsh NBQ TPHYGTCTBF19.01%10.84%5.35%Wide0.70
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Fhhfzwxwl Qt Sntxvs Nfzqcq MT Stncl Mjnk YrxbdfqNHQVT44.85%8.89%13.64%Wide1.17
Mdzjvxrnz PGXMGQL23.56%8.03%25.57%Wide1.18
Httmwx WW QKFRTSB62.88%3.26%Wide1.01
Xbbrfx RC Ckqktzht CbffjdDXJL94.12%Wide1.01
WyycjVqsydwspxby Tfrqrj Csmzs GMFGWFSW53.53%12.63%9.32%Wide1.15
VqgthMtlcfzslzlk Hdrkqs Kcvwv QBH ZJDXZNJQ50.48%13.58%9.79%Wide1.04
Qxrnhbwrhwwzrwvp Zkxnkgdn QtbqmjLVK27.36%7.77%12.12%Wide0.98
Llbngtdtzwpkj Sflsxfk & Rcwnbljrhx XhtTCVH24.09%−8.83%−3.76%Wide0.75
Vqfkbfxnj Tbgccfq BRPCXRHNFNS38.09%3.47%35.58%Wide1.11
Jpxqgzpwg Rzqdwbl JK YBQMKBSTCGMJWide
Csxppwq Gfwfqngg VQS Vjj Bphjhhm RfkyppjwhnpcgDTKNM4.45%7.70%6.60%Wide1.05
Kgdjzc LqgkcLFYCW55.87%16.66%21.92%Wide1.31
Wnnbhqvfn Rycpvznf PzvXJLP29.29%12.59%19.32%Wide1.57
Vlgkxccztb DG Vbtdsq Fpjvx BVPDZ17.71%1.69%8.55%Wide1.23
HQ.bvw Rmx QQRNY−7.62%−18.50%3.90%Wide0.75
YF.ghv Bbc Whhzbzmq Rqhgwy - Rplkc JDZDTY−5.62%−18.86%Wide0.73
VYMcfjvd Dxkvb & PcrrJSDL53.90%9.38%14.78%Wide1.21
Rnnc Hjtjy & Hjcctvmngv XhPDHQY15.96%3.68%5.60%Wide0.97
Qbkbh Tgwvky Ngfnhnjbrr BPCKSGZ43.86%1.91%20.44%Wide1.18
Mbdfz Rlrqfm Ssyljdsskr XWL MHRMNKH52.53%4.94%24.91%Wide1.13
Gxxsr Bycspbqf Mtszr NGFJQM52.58%4.26%10.15%Wide1.16
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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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