Align, Dentsply rank as top-performing S&P 500 stocks in 2019

In the first few months of 2019, S&P 500 stocks have surged 14 percent, according to Business Insider. This comes after a volatile fourth quarter in 2018.

Companies from all sectors make up the top-performing stocks, including dental companies.

Here are the 15 best-performing S&P 500 stocks in 2019, as of May 20:

1. Global Payments
Market cap: $23.4 billion
Year-to-date return: +43.5 percent

2. FleetCor Technologies
Market cap: $23.3 billion
Year-to-date return: +44.4 percent

3. Dentsply
Market cap: $12.8 billion
Year-to-date return: +45.7 percent

4. AMD
Market cap: $29.2 billion
Year-to-date return: +46.4 percent

5. Celgene
Market cap: $67 billion
Year-to-date return: +48 percent

6. Synchrony
Market cap: $24.2 billion
Year-to-date return: +48.9 percent

7. MSCI
Market cap: $18.9 billion
Year-to-date return: +50.9 percent

8. Align Technology
Market cap: $25.8 billion
Year-to-date return: +51.6 percent

9. Cadence Design Systems
Market cap: $18.4 billion
Year-to-date return: +53.4 percent

10. Tyson Foods
Market cap: $24.3 billion
Year-to-date return: +54.9 percent

11. Xerox
Market cap: $7.2 billion
Year-to-date return: +62 percent

12. Hess Corp.
Market cap: $19.8 billion
Year-to-date return: +62.1 percent

13. Anadarko Petroleum
Market cap: $36.5 billion
Year-to-date return: +65.7 percent

14. Chipotle Mexican Grill
Market cap: $20.1 billion
Year-to-date return: +67.5 percent

15. Coty
Market cap: $10.2 billion
Year-to-date return: +104.7 percent

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