New users spur NortonLifeLock

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NORTONLIFELOCK, $28.84, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol NLOK; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (nortonlifelock.com; Shares o/s: 581.9 million; Market cap: $17.0 billion; Dividend yield 1.7%) continues to attract new customers as more people working from home spurs a jump in cyberattacks. The company, in fact, closed the quarter ended December 31, 2021, with 23.4 million customers. That’s up 11.4% from a year earlier. Revenue in the quarter rose 9.9%, to $702 million from $639 million. Excluding one-time items, earnings rose 13.5%, to $260 million from $229 million; per-share earnings climbed 15.8%, to $0.44 from $0.38, on fewer shares outstanding. NortonLifeLock is still a buy. buy…