The top-performing stocks from each region around the world

By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch

It’s not Amazon /quotes/zigman/63011/composite AMZN -0.68% . Nor is it Netflix /quotes/zigman/87598/composite NFLX -0.96% . Or even Tesla /quotes/zigman/118681/composite TSLA -0.61% . 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 +1.48% , 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 -0.54%  and veterinary products maker Heska /quotes/zigman/2380047/composite HSKA +0.39%  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 -0.28%  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 -0.64%  is tops in South America, with a 160% gain. Over in Asia, food giant SPC Samlip /quotes/zigman/1639884/delayed KR:005610 -2.52%  and its $1,327% jump leads the way. Internet and media group Naspers ZA:NPN +0.02%  in No. 1 in Africa with a 224% advance, while Domino’s Pizza Enterprise Ltd. /quotes/zigman/378375/delayed AU:DMP +0.89%  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

$ 963.29

-6.57 -0.68%

Volume: 1.72M

Sept. 20, 2017 2:24p

P/E Ratio

244.99

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$465.90 billion

Rev. per Employee

$439,731

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Netflix Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 183.90

-1.78 -0.96%

Volume: 2.71M

Sept. 20, 2017 2:24p

P/E Ratio

225.21

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$80.17 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.17M

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Tesla Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 372.80

-2.30 -0.61%

Volume: 3.85M

Sept. 20, 2017 2:24p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$62.60 billion

Rev. per Employee

$566,241

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LendingTree Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 249.70

+3.65 +1.48%

Volume: 144,767

Sept. 20, 2017 2:24p

P/E Ratio

116.89

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$2.95 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.20M

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ELLIE MAE Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 84.47

-0.46 -0.54%

Volume: 125,517

Sept. 20, 2017 2:23p

P/E Ratio

56.26

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$2.92 billion

Rev. per Employee

$368,278

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Heska Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 88.64

+0.34 +0.39%

Volume: 27,201

Sept. 20, 2017 2:21p

P/E Ratio

45.00

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$638.06 million

Rev. per Employee

$421,070

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Genmab A/S

DK : Denmark: OMX

kr. 1,427.00

-4.00 -0.28%

Volume: 199,748

Sept. 20, 2017 4:59p

P/E Ratio

65.19

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

kr.87.49 billion

Rev. per Employee

kr.11.30M

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Equatorial Energia S/A Ord

BR : Brazil: Bovespa

R$ 63.56

-0.41 -0.64%

Volume: 320,900

Sept. 20, 2017 3:09p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

R$12.71 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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SPC Samlip Co. Ltd.

KR : S. Korea: KRX

₩ 135,500

-3,500 -2.52%

Volume: 18,880

Sept. 20, 2017 3:30p

P/E Ratio

22.97

Dividend Yield

0.71%

Market Cap

₩1199.43 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Naspers Ltd. N

ZA : South Africa

296,708

+64.57 +0.02%

Volume: 815,475

Sept. 19, 2017 12:00a

P/E Ratio

32.22

Dividend Yield

0.20%

Market Cap

1305.49 billion

Rev. per Employee

3.50M

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Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

AU : Australia: Sydney

$ 44.38

+0.39 +0.89%

Volume: 401,770

Sept. 20, 2017 4:10p

P/E Ratio

38.69

Dividend Yield

2.02%

Market Cap

$3.94 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.26M