Why These 5 Stocks Are Winning on Monday

Next on our list is Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), whose stock is well in the green on news of a potential deal. The agreement, not yet confirmed, is between venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and private equity firm Silver Lake, and comes after Twitter’s shares touched new lows during the past week. This type of news is not new, as Twitter being acquired has been oft-rumored, and was considered an inevitability by some analysts. With the stock now trading at half of its January 2015 value, the odds of an acquisition continued to increase by leaps and bounds.

During the third quarter, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) registered a large decrease in popularity among the funds we track, as 27 investors held long positions at the end of September, versus 47 funds a quarter earlier. David E. Shaw‘s D E Shaw was the largest shareholder of Twitter in our system, owning 1.08 million shares valued at $29.1 million at the end of September.

On similar speculative news, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares have advanced by 4% today, after the streaming service won four SAG Awards on Saturday night, highlighted by Idris Elba being awarded best supporting actor for his performance in the Netflix original film Beasts of No Nation. The Netflix original series’ Orange is the New Black and House of Cards claimed the other three awards, with the former winning two of them. There was also an article on Forbes that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) buying Netflix would make a lot of sense, though the article was speculative and there is no indication that Apple has expressed an interest in buying Netflix.

During the third-quarter, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) registered a slight increase in popularity among the funds that we track, with 57 investors holding long positions at the end of September, versus 50 funds at the end of June. Chase Coleman‘s Tiger Global Management reported holding a $1.86 billion position in the stock as of the end of September, comprising 22.9% of its portfolio.

Last on our list is SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY), whose stock has gained almost 7% on an earnings beat. For the quarter ended December 26, SYSCO Corporation reported revenue of $12.2 billion, up by 0.6% year-over-year, in-line with analysts’ expectations, while its earnings per share advanced to $0.48 per share, up by 17.1% year-over-year and beating expectations by $0.07. Nelson Peltz‘s Trian Partners was the largest shareholder of SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) in our database, reporting ownership of 41.41 million shares in its latest 13F filing.

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