Buy for work-from-home gains

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NORTONLIFELOCK INC. $20 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol NLOK; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 600.4 million; Market cap: $12.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.nortonlifelock.com) has two main businesses: Norton computer antivirus software for individuals; and LifeLock identity-theft protection. In November 2019, the company sold its Enterprise Security business to Broadcom Inc. for $10.7 billion. NortonLifeLock used the cash to pay investors a $12.00-a-share special dividend. It also increased your regular quarterly dividend by a whopping 66.7%, to $0.125 a share. The new annual rate of $0.50 yields a solid 2.5%. The company is seeing strong demand for its products as COVID-19 forces more people to work from home. Many schools have also shifted to remote learning. To take advantage of this and boost sales, NortonLifeLock now offers cybersecurity family plans that cover two adults and up to five children. Previously, it sold those plans to individuals only. NortonLifeLock is a buy. buy…