symantec

SYMANTEC CORP. $27 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; High Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 623.4 million; Market cap: $16.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.1%; www.symantec.com; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average) sells computer-security technology, including antivirus and email-filtering software, to both businesses and consumers.


The company paid a $4.00-a-share special dividend in March 2016....

We have lots of attractive long-term buys among the stocks we cover, and we’re positive on the long-term outlook for stocks. We feel just as strongly about the need to diversify.


That’s why we’ve chosen three top picks for 2017 from our Stock Pickers Digest recommendations....

SYMANTEC CORP. $24.84 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec. com; Shares outstanding: 623.4 million; Market cap: $15.5 billion; Divd. yield: 1.2%) will pay $2.3 billion for LifeLock Inc. (New York symbol LOCK). That business sells identity-theft protection services to 4.4 million subscribers.


Symantec sees LifeLock as a way to boost its lagging consumer security business.


The shift from desktop computers to mobile devices has weakened sales of consumer anti-virus software....

In addition to Alphabet, we also like the outlook for these three tech leaders. However, after their recent price gains, only two are buys.


ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $104 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 497.2 million; Market cap: $51.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.4; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www....

SYMANTEC CORP. $22.92 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527- 8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 615.5 million; Market cap: $14.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.3%) sells computer-security technology, including antivirus and emailfiltering software, to businesses and consumers....

These two leading software makers continue to aggressively expand their cloud computing operations. While each is enhancing its long-term prospects, we feel Symantec is the better choice right now.

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $98 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 499.0 million; Market cap: $48.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.2; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) continues to benefit from rising demand for its online subscription services, particularly the Creative Cloud package of photoediting and desktop-publishing programs....

SYMANTEC CORP. $21 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 612.3 million; Market cap: $12.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.symantec.com) recently completed the sale of its Veritas Technologies subsidiary to the Carlyle Group (Nasdaq symbol CG)....

FAIR ISAAC CORP., $109.37, symbol FICO on New York, is best known for its FICO Scores software, which lets lenders make better decisions about customer creditworthiness. It also makes programs that help credit card issuers reduce fraud and analyze the spending patterns of cardholders....

SYMANTEC CORP. $18.99 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 612.3 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) continues to strengthen its fast-growing cybersecurity business....

SYMANTEC CORP. $18.99 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 612.3 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) continues to strengthen its fast-growing cybersecurity business....