Adobe courts iPad users

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $255.54 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 489.7 million; Market cap: $123.2 billion; No dividends paid) is reportedly planning to launch a full version of its Photoshop app for Apple Inc.’s iPad.
In 2012, Adobe shifted all of its apps to the… Read More

Big gains, but still pricey

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $259.78 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 489.7 million; Market cap: $127.2 billion; No dividends paid) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format.
The company continues to benefit from strong demand for its… Read More

Abobe takes on Amazon

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $256.13 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 492.5 million; Market cap: $124.4 billion; No dividends paid) has agreed to buy e-commerce software company Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion. That firm produces software to combine digital e-commerce, order management,… Read More

Online subscribers spur these software stocks

These three leading software makers continue to profit from their growing number of subscription sales over the Internet. That has steadied their income from product upgrades.
We like the outlook for all three, but recommend just two of them for new buying.
MICROSOFT CORP. $99 (Nasdaq symbol MSFT;… Read More

Hold on to these high P/E tech stocks

SHOPIFY INC. $193.00 (Toronto symbol SHOP; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (613-241-2828; www.shopify.ca; Shares o/s: 99.9 million; Market cap: $20.3 billion; No dividend) offers merchants of all sizes Internet-based software to design, set up and manage stores across multiple sales channels. They include both permanent and temporary retail stores,… Read More