Charter eyes new high on deal; Movado's big Q4 profits; Priceline upgraded

Here are your trending tickers - the stocks you're searching the most on Yahoo Finance.  Deal action continues this Tuesday as investors get set to wrap up the first quarter of 2015.

Charter Communications (CHTR) is expanding its presence in the sunshine state. The cable provider - backed by John Malone -- is buying Bright House Networks for $10.4 billion in cash and stock. Bright House is the 6th-biggest cable operator in the U.S. with about 2 million subscribers, many of them in Florida. The deal will make Charter the number two cable operator in the nation. However, the combination is contingent on government approval of Comcast's (CMCSA) buyout of Time Warner Cable (TWC). Time Warner Cable currently negotiates carriage arrangements for Bright House. Charter is closing in on a new 52-week high -- close to $199 -- on the news.

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In earnings news, Movado (MOV), clocked big profits during the holiday quarter. The luxury watch maker boosted its earnings guidance for this year after reporting profits jumped about 40% in the fourth quarter of 2014, blowing past Wall Street estimates. The news is sending shares of Movado up sharply at this hour. Revenue came in roughly in line with forecasts. The company said price increases are on the horizon as it looks for ways to offset currency headwinds and weak sales growth. This as Apple (AAPL) gets set to launch its smart watch in late April.

And Priceline (PCLN) getting a vote of confidence from analysts at Stifel, who upgraded the company from hold to buy. The brokerage firm also raised its 12-month price target on Priceline to $1,400 a share. That's a 22%  jump from yesterday's closing price. Stifel says that the stock should benefit as Europe's economy shows signs of improving.  Shares of Priceline are getting a nice lift on the news.