symantec

SYMANTEC CORP. $28.30 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650- 527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 608.2 million; Market cap: $17.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.1%) sells computersecurity technology, including antivirus and email-filtering software, to businesses and consumers.

Symantec’s earnings per share rose 13.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2017, to $0.33 from $0.29....

SYMANTEC CORP. $31 (www.symantec.com) makes computer-security technology, including antivirus and email-filtering software. The company has bought small startup firms to accelerate the addition of new technology to its products. Those include Fireglass, an Israeli firm with technology that combats computer hacking by isolating web brows ing and email from corporate networks....

A: Check Point Software, $113.64, symbol CHKP on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 163.4 million; Market cap: $18.7 billion, www.checkpoint.com), designs and makes firewall security systems to protect computers and mobile devices from online attacks.


The company generates 45.3% of its revenue from software updates and maintenance; 29.0% of its revenue from products and licenses; and 25.7% from software-as-a-service subscriptions.


Check Point first sold shares to the public at $14.00 a share and began trading on Nasdaq on June 29, 1996.


The company’s revenues have risen steadily over the last five years, despite a rising U.S....

INTEL CORP. $35 (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.7 billion; Market cap: $169.2 billion; Dividend yield: 3.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) is the world’s leading maker of computer chips.


With the June 2017 payment, the company increased its quarterly dividend by 4.8%, to $0.2725 a share from $0.26....

These four technology companies continue to dominate their specific industries. They also spend large sums on the development of products. That makes it difficult for new competitors to cut into their market share.


That high research spending depresses their current earnings and makes them look more expensive in relation to their projected earnings....

SYMANTEC CORP. $30.12 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 618.8 million; Market cap: $19.4 billion; Dividend yield: 1.0%) sells computer-security technology, including antivirus and email-filtering software, to businesses and consumers.


Last year, the company bought Blue Coat for $4.65 billion....

SYMANTEC CORP. $30.41 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 618.8 million; Market cap: $18.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.0%) recently formed Symantec Ventures, a cybersecurity venture-capital business to serve as an incubator for startup firms....

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BLACKBERRY LTD., $11.52, Toronto symbol BB, provides wireless communication services, mainly to businesses and government agencies.


The stock jumped 12% this week after an arbitrator awarded the company $814.9 million U.S....

CEDAR FAIR L.P. $68 (New York symbol FUN; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 56.1 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.0; Dividend yield: 5.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. cedarfair.com) owns 11 amusement parks, four water parks (one indoor) and five hotels.


For 2016, Cedar Fair reported record-high revenue of $1.29 billion....

SYMANTEC CORP. $28.52 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 623.4 million; Market cap: $17.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.1%) sells computer-security technology, including antivirus and email-filtering software, to businesses and consumers.


In August 2016, the company acquired privately held Blue Coat for $4.65 billion....