Here’s Why Time Warner, Everyday Health, Proofpoint, and More Are On the Move

Although the broader markets are relatively quiet, shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX), Everyday Health Inc (NYSE:EVDY), Proofpoint Inc (NASDAQ:PFPT), and ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) are on the move for various reasons.

In this article, we’ll find out why traders are buying and selling each stock and use the latest 13F data to determine how successful hedge funds are positioned in each of them.

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Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) shares have surged by 8.8% while AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is 3.35% in the red after the Wall Street Journal reported that the latter is in advanced negotiations to buy the former. Although the merger talks could potentially fall through, a deal could happen as early as this Saturday or Sunday. The purchase of Time Warner would help further diversify AT&T and yield substantial synergies. AT&T is in the red because shareholders fear the company might overpay in the short-term.

Of the 749 hedge funds that we track which filed 13Fs for the June quarter, 55 owned shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), while 63 owned shares of Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX).

Everyday Health Inc (NYSE:EVDY) is 10% in the green after the company agreed to be acquired by Ziff Davis for $10.50 in cash per share, representing an enterprise value of $465 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Ziff Davis will commence a tender offer to buy all of the company’s outstanding shares for $10.50 in cash, whereby it hopes to garner 50% or more of the shares. Eight funds in our system owned shares of Everyday Health Inc (NYSE:EVDY) at the end of the second quarter.

On the next page we’ll find out why Proofpoint and ManpowerGroup are surging today.