The top-performing stocks from each region around the world

By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch

It’s not Amazon /quotes/zigman/63011/composite AMZN -0.29% . Nor is it Netflix /quotes/zigman/87598/composite NFLX +2.69% . Or even Tesla /quotes/zigman/118681/composite TSLA -0.46% . 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 +0.57% , 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 -0.02%  and veterinary products maker Heska /quotes/zigman/2380047/composite HSKA -1.22%  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 +0.42%  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 +0.27%  is tops in South America, with a 160% gain. Over in Asia, food giant SPC Samlip /quotes/zigman/1639884/delayed KR:005610 -0.59%  and its $1,327% jump leads the way. Internet and media group Naspers ZA:NPN +0.22%  in No. 1 in Africa with a 224% advance, while Domino’s Pizza Enterprise Ltd. /quotes/zigman/378375/delayed AU:DMP +1.14%  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

$ 1,025.67

-3.03 -0.29%

Volume: 2.64M

July 21, 2017 4:00p

P/E Ratio

193.00

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$490.24 billion

Rev. per Employee

$417,613

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Netflix Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 188.54

+4.94 +2.69%

Volume: 9.19M

July 21, 2017 4:00p

P/E Ratio

229.93

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$81.40 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.17M

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Tesla Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 328.40

-1.52 -0.46%

Volume: 4.82M

July 21, 2017 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$53.94 billion

Rev. per Employee

$480,787

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LendingTree Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 181.93

+1.03 +0.57%

Volume: 166,568

July 21, 2017 4:00p

P/E Ratio

81.95

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$2.17 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.06M

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ELLIE MAE Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 109.89

-0.02 -0.02%

Volume: 195,626

July 21, 2017 4:02p

P/E Ratio

82.62

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$3.74 billion

Rev. per Employee

$355,156

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Heska Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 100.17

-1.24 -1.22%

Volume: 41,928

July 21, 2017 4:00p

P/E Ratio

53.57

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$712.81 million

Rev. per Employee

$407,703

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Genmab A/S

DK : Denmark: OMX

kr. 1,438.00

+6.00 +0.42%

Volume: 158,705

July 21, 2017 4:59p

P/E Ratio

73.14

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

kr.87.89 billion

Rev. per Employee

kr.9.25M

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Equatorial Energia S/A Ord

BR : Brazil: Bovespa

R$ 56.15

+0.15 +0.27%

Volume: 646,300

July 21, 2017 7:45p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

R$11.16 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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SPC Samlip Co. Ltd.

KR : S. Korea: KRX

₩ 169,000

-1,000 -0.59%

Volume: 6,677

July 21, 2017 3:30p

P/E Ratio

27.97

Dividend Yield

0.57%

Market Cap

₩1458.30 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Naspers Ltd. N

ZA : South Africa

281,079

+617.67 +0.22%

Volume: 846,943

July 21, 2017 12:00a

P/E Ratio

30.52

Dividend Yield

0.21%

Market Cap

1230.43 billion

Rev. per Employee

3.12M

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Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

AU : Australia: Sydney

$ 56.75

+0.64 +1.14%

Volume: 306,733

July 21, 2017 4:12p

P/E Ratio

57.38

Dividend Yield

1.71%

Market Cap

$5.04 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A