These work-from-home winners are still buys

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Adobe and Fair Isaac continue to hit new highs, with businesses continuing to rely on their products as their employees work from home during the pandemic. We continue to like their long-term prospects. ADOBE INC. $657 is buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 476.4 million; Market cap: $490.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 21.8; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format. It also makes a variety of electronic-publishing programs. Adobe’s decision a few years ago to switch to selling its programs as ongoing subscriptions instead of one-time purchases continues to pay off for investors. In the three months ended June 4, 2021, revenue rose 22.6%, to $3.84 billion from $3.13 billion. Earnings jumped 23.7%, to $3.03 a share from $2.35 a year earlier. Adobe earmarks a high 18% of its sales to research to stay ahead of the…