Benzinga | Jan 18, 2022 09:06AM EST

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022: ATVI, RBLX, SONY, ZNGA, CFV

Today's 5 Stock Ideas:

* Activision Blizzard (ATVI) - Shares were up more than 30% Tuesday morning following news Microsoft (MSFT) will buy the company for $95 per share in cash, or about a $70 billion deal.

* Roblox (RBLX) - A play on the metaverse. The stock was up 2% in sympathy following the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard news. The Microsoft/Activision Blizzard press release highlighted the deal as providing "building blocks for the metaverse."

* Sony (SONY) - Shares were down about 3% amid competition fears following the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal. Sony's PlayStation video game console is a direct competitor to Microsoft's Xbox console.

* Zynga (ZNGA) - A play on mobile gaming. The Microsoft/Activision Blizzard press release noted the deal will "empower players to enjoy the most-immersive franchises, like "Halo" and "Warcraft," virtually anywhere they want."

* CF Acquisition Corp. V (CFV) - The company reported private equity firm founded and led by former US Secretary of Treasury, Steve Mnuchin, Liberty Strategic Capital, made a $150 million investment in the company's special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) merger partner, Satellogic.