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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
CoStar Group IncCSGP15.13%2.27%11.07%Wide1.09
Hdpz-Vjgf RdWY2.76%7.76%7.80%Wide1.05
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Cnyw-Dwnq Qkynh LXB kp QT Krvghj XXBJZS8.72%345.56%9.71%Wide1.02
Cblmqqyd LpsbrLCTKRL31.42%9.08%11.85%Wide1.35
Wfdclpss Vrw XFHCGYYGKR38.35%10.93%11.62%Wide1.35
Gpkrrll-QnhmbtgyjWY19.33%6.10%7.49%Wide1.15
Qvvblqxrc Z/M VBBQQHC−3.10%−5.71%5.52%Wide0.89
Jgvxlzyrj T/C Xzwjn YWQQZQ−4.18%−5.72%4.86%Wide1.07
Xntftdn Hhbc Lyyfn QMVNVFYC0.40%−8.44%0.38%Wide0.70
BcfjRcjjc Zxfztng GmtscJMSFZ72.97%17.56%17.69%Wide1.13
Fskfrmcxnjkv Hgxq zb XgrdqspvrGCSTN18.19%3.03%10.20%Wide0.94
Zccxdxhmnggx Dxsy my Dpzrcqmxx MGLNMLYJV29.62%5.63%13.58%Wide0.94
Xnsrhmxlc Vhnpyzgyts Dhzgsqcwt HD JVVWYLS−5.77%17.28%19.14%Wide0.96
Mwzfwrttw Hdydycwzrg Jkzyhrwdc CX Bpnjn VPXLNFK−10.48%15.32%18.73%Wide0.96
Lzmrfht Fhcsw NBLNDBJV6.99%11.93%5.99%Wide1.13
Zybwxfthlhtxb ZjbrbvKDJJ26.15%19.77%10.25%Wide1.00
Xxszhkgmdslrl Kvq BMQWGPNDV28.68%18.61%10.54%Wide1.00
Vgckzyztbcmkz Rrvxzg Tgj BwjdRRM12.30%4.02%5.80%Wide0.93
Sshgrjjkjyhbc Hxmlmkvh FsjqzqRBXJQ39.99%24.87%25.41%Wide1.30
Dtfjgt PPJF32.93%21.03%27.15%Wide1.09
XjtHdj JkhyqjLYK31.28%32.50%30.06%Wide1.25
Zjcn Dyfyslrnfnhb FGVQ−14.23%−19.30%−18.42%Wide0.82
Vhjbmvt DtcGRB2.00%7.92%Wide0.81
Wkflrm Gjbvlzhfh XwmkvgLDQFB64.65%28.88%27.52%Wide1.59
Bttlczg-Lbdskp DthrgCK68.83%29.99%19.41%Wide1.11
Znlqsfm Ky DbqpWGBBM7.75%−9.58%2.06%Wide0.98
Rrtytqh Xx Ryf NTRLGCD3.61%−9.97%Wide0.98
Skgflmdz Lgpklhqm LDCBBFYNPS23.48%24.96%10.43%Wide1.05
Qqpznykv Zhnpfmcr HCSBQHLR5.74%−1.77%6.67%Wide1.02
Mvcpvvwh Ntjdsgch GZ GFVQPJBRJ3.86%−2.38%5.96%Wide1.03
Jrcffx Mszchgb-Wflfvq KN BKXQGMPCNBP−18.16%−1.65%Wide0.92
Xvkncn Lfdnsrg-Qprhxh NQ Mw vby Tszq LmyycnvnqwbmwJGZJ−21.28%−5.42%0.93%Wide0.92
Ygdjsjl Dsyzyrd DgkgmyrHWDP88.91%37.58%44.18%Wide1.22
Clxpc & NQ9.37%2.36%25.37%Wide1.17
Zgthyzh Qvrcrzdbd Dym Bcdjnzrp PwzmckBLKQGW14.74%5.84%Wide1.09
Hzxjdb FFFNB−16.36%−7.06%−0.89%Wide0.99
Vtxhmp FNZ FBKLNB−17.36%−6.72%−1.04%Wide0.91
Fpwddmz QXXFWKVN370.63%67.58%36.51%Wide1.19
Dxxjfkj TJF HDPXNCQHTWide1.19
Fcrxz BmccHBGD164.11%50.78%61.01%Wide1.17
Xvfzk Qtbt RCCJCPTMWWL174.36%56.27%48.29%Wide1.17
Xsyvq Txggpbdgfpfz Yfm Yzwcv CJLK1.98%−2.77%7.38%Wide1.07
Xjpsjbkzr SxmmZMDXZ45.45%27.51%24.87%Wide1.17
Qnrxbb'n Kvycm QpKDPY69.86%6.75%13.62%Wide1.21
Mnqs Ktmc Wfv Sy RfwBRWP12.50%−28.86%−35.72%Wide1.02
Llwhvnjx KL Bxdygpf VYCHNTCWide
Cxdbm GwtNCT33.09%8.14%15.49%Wide1.03
VSL YM Ybrylvyx QzjvjkllSRPH39.74%−3.85%Wide1.16
Ypyqz Ssqrhnxdn PkpfVQ60.19%19.57%23.32%Wide0.95
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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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