15 Stocks That Have Beaten the S&P 500 Since the Pandemic Began

Three years ago at this time, the idea that a global pandemic would soon kill millions and paralyze the global economy in ways not seen in at least a century … well, that wasn't really too much on the minds of anyone except those who study such things.

But then a year later, we were in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have been enduring it and its many effects ever since. That makes now a good time for investors to take a look at companies that have weathered this moment well.

A good way to measure that is by comparing their performance to that of the S&P 500. Here are 15 stocks that have bested that index's total return of about 64.59% since April 2019.

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