It’s hard to believe that we’ve already reached the halfway mark of 2015. The stock market has certainly had its fair share of winners and losers during the past six months.

Here’s a look at the five top-performing S&P 500 stocks during the first half of 2015. Editor’s note: This story was written as of the July 1 closing price.

5. Electronic Arts Inc. EA 0.31%: +44.6 percent

Mizuho analyst Neil Doshi recently praised the company’s solid slate of games, including “Battlefront,” “Mirror’s Edge” and “Star Wars Battlefront.” The stock is up nearly 45 percent this year, but many analysts believe that EA has more good times ahead in the second half of the year.

4. Hospira, Inc. HSP 0.06%: +45.1 percent

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