Here are three key updates on our portfolio: Diageo, State Street and NortonLifeLock

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DIAGEO PLC ADR $165 is a hold. The company (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; ADRs outstanding: 629.0 million; Market cap: $103.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.1; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.diageo.com) is spending $80 million to expand its production of increasingly popular ready-to-drink mixed cocktails, including Smirnoff seltzers and Crown Royal cocktails . The stock has rebounded from its March 2020 low of $101. However, it could drop again if new variants of COVID-19 prompts governments in Europe and other areas to again shut down bars and restaurants. Diageo is still a hold. STATE STREET CORP. $80 is a buy. The company (New York symbol STT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 351.8 million; Market cap: $28.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.statestreet.com) sells accounting and administrative services to operators of mutual funds and pension plans. In October 2018, State Street paid $2.6 billion for Charles River Systems. It sells financial information and analytical software to over 300…