The top-performing stocks from each region around the world

By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch

It’s not Amazon /quotes/zigman/63011/composite AMZN -1.89% . Nor is it Netflix /quotes/zigman/87598/composite NFLX -1.48% . Or even Tesla /quotes/zigman/118681/composite TSLA -3.28% . Of course, all three of those stocks have certainly enriched shareholders in a big way over the past five years. But there’s one, in particular, that has outperformed the rest.

And it’s no tech juggernaut.

LendingTree /quotes/zigman/44542725/composite TREE -1.26% , according to FactSet data, has surged 1,562% over that time frame. to trump all North American stocks. To weed out the penny stocks, FactSet screened global markets for stocks trading over $5 a share with a market cap of at least $500 million back in February 2012.

The online lender has ridden a healing economy and increasing loan demand to big profit growth. The stock is well off its record highs near $150 a share from last year, but it’s still top dog in the region by this metric, beating out mortgage software company Ellie Mae /quotes/zigman/1544102/composite ELLI -1.05%  and veterinary products maker Heska /quotes/zigman/2380047/composite HSKA +1.23%  in the second and third positions.

LendingTree, however, is runner-up to Europe’s biggest gainer when it comes to the world’s top performer in that period, FactSet noted. Danish biotech Genmab /quotes/zigman/266988/delayed DK:GEN -0.82%  has seen its shares explode for a 2,568% return to dwarf all others.

Taking a tour of the leaders in the rest of the regions: Brazilian energy firm Equatorial Energia /quotes/zigman/1495494/delayed BR:EQTL3 -1.06%  is tops in South America, with a 160% gain. Over in Asia, food giant SPC Samlip /quotes/zigman/1639884/delayed KR:005610 -0.39%  and its $1,327% jump leads the way. Internet and media group Naspers ZA:NPN -0.97%  in No. 1 in Africa with a 224% advance, while Domino’s Pizza Enterprise Ltd. /quotes/zigman/378375/delayed AU:DMP -0.13%  is the biggest winner in the Pacific thanks to a 505% leap.

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Add to watchlist AMZN

Amazon.com Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 1,527.49

-29.42 -1.89%

Volume: 5.43M

April 20, 2018 4:00p

P/E Ratio

248.70

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$740.79 billion

Rev. per Employee

$314,251

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Netflix Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 327.77

-4.93 -1.48%

Volume: 9.03M

April 20, 2018 4:00p

P/E Ratio

219.98

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$142.47 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.32M

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Tesla Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 290.24

-9.84 -3.28%

Volume: 5.58M

April 20, 2018 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$49.01 billion

Rev. per Employee

$313,208

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LendingTree Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 318.45

-4.05 -1.26%

Volume: 88,675

April 20, 2018 4:00p

P/E Ratio

297.62

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$3.90 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.15M

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ELLIE MAE Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 89.65

-0.95 -1.05%

Volume: 519,570

April 20, 2018 4:02p

P/E Ratio

60.57

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$3.08 billion

Rev. per Employee

$281,785

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Heska Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 83.17

+1.01 +1.23%

Volume: 44,599

April 20, 2018 4:00p

P/E Ratio

63.98

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$617.79 million

Rev. per Employee

$374,901

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Genmab A/S

DK : Denmark: OMX

kr. 1,267.00

-10.50 -0.82%

Volume: 177,107

April 20, 2018 4:59p

P/E Ratio

71.30

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

kr.77.64 billion

Rev. per Employee

kr.9.20M

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Equatorial Energia S/A Ord

BR : Brazil: Bovespa

R$ 69.01

-0.74 -1.06%

Volume: 908,700

April 20, 2018 7:45p

P/E Ratio

13.83

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

R$13.72 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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SPC Samlip Co. Ltd.

KR : S. Korea: KRX

₩ 129,000

-500.00 -0.39%

Volume: 6,431

April 20, 2018 3:30p

P/E Ratio

27.56

Dividend Yield

0.74%

Market Cap

₩1113.14 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Naspers Ltd. N

ZA : South Africa

300,747

-2,953 -0.97%

Volume: 808,677

April 20, 2018 12:00a

P/E Ratio

28.17

Dividend Yield

0.19%

Market Cap

1334.07 billion

Rev. per Employee

3.41M

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Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

AU : Australia: Sydney

$ 39.16

-0.05 -0.13%

Volume: 255,312

April 20, 2018 4:13p

P/E Ratio

31.23

Dividend Yield

2.97%

Market Cap

$3.34 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.68M