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Adobe is a multinational software company best known for its creative and digital media products. Founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, Adobe originally focused on desktop publishing and revolutionized the industry with its PostScript technology. Over time, it expanded into a broad suite of tools that support graphic design, video editing, photography, and web development. Flagship products like Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat have become industry standards, widely used by professionals and hobbyists alike.

In recent years, Adobe has transitioned from a traditional software licensing model to a cloud-based subscription service known as Adobe Creative Cloud. This shift has allowed users to access software updates more frequently and collaborate more easily across devices. Beyond creative tools, Adobe has also built a strong presence in digital marketing and analytics through its Adobe Experience Cloud, offering businesses solutions for customer data management, advertising, and personalized content delivery.

Adobe continues to play a significant role in shaping the digital economy by enabling creativity, communication, and digital transformation. Its innovations in artificial intelligence, such as Adobe Sensei, enhance automation and streamline workflows across its platforms. As content creation and digital experiences become increasingly important across industries, Adobe remains a key player, continually adapting its technologies to meet evolving user needs.

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The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has hurt traditional software makers like Adobe. At the same time, AI is helping drive demand for new computer hardware products from HP and HP Enterprise.

Our view is that all three companies here will ultimately thrive as they adapt to overcome AI challenges. For now, however, we feel Adobe is the best pick for your new buying, especially given its now-cheap price.
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Both of these software makers continue to earmark large sums to the development of new products, particularly artificial intelligence. That should help them maintain their market leadership. What’s more, each stock is trading at attractive multiples to earnings.
RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC. $17 is a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol REZI; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 145.8 million; Market cap: $2.5 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.resideo.com) makes heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment....

This leading software firm benefited from the significant number of people working from home during the pandemic. Going forward. we expect the remote-work trend to continue past the COVID-19 crisis and to spur rising demand for Adobe’s digital conferencing software and other apps.


Meanwhile, there are other drivers pushing Adobe upward, including the company’s strong position in key markets and its high R&D spending....
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $309.39 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 485.4 million; Market cap: $148.4 billion; No dividends paid) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format.


The company’s decision a few years ago to switch to selling its programs as ongoing subscriptions instead of onetime purchases continues to pay off: In the three months ended May 31, 2019, Adobe’s revenue rose 25.0%, to a record $2.74 billion from $2.20 billion....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $113.25 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares o/s: 115.7 million; Market cap: $13.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.7%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


In its fiscal 2019 second quarter, ended December 31, 2018, revenue fell 5.9%, to $953.4 million from $1.01 billion a year earlier....
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $260.23 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 487.7 million; Market cap: $126.9 billion; No dividends paid) has acquired Allegorithmic for an undisclosed price.


That privately held firm is based in France and specializes in 3D backgrounds and material creation for video games and video post-production....
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $245 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 488.1 million; Market cap: $119.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 13.2; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) continues to benefit from its switch to selling its software as ongoing subscriptions instead of one-time purchases....
SIERRA WIRELESS $18.19 (Toronto symbol SW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (604-231-1100; www.sierrawireless.com; Shares outstanding: 36.1 million; Market cap: $645.7 million; No dividends paid) makes digital components that connect products, including smart electricity meters, automobiles, fleet and transit vehicles, and home security systems, to the Internet....