Their dividends look safe despite the slump

NEWELL BRANDS INC. $20 (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 466.8 million; Market cap: $9.3 billion; Dividend yield: 4.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.newellbrands.com) last raised its dividend with the June 2017 payment. Investors currently receive $0.23 a share, up 21.1%… Read More

Updating Tupperware Brands Corp., Andrew Peller Ltd., and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $33 (New York symbol TUP; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 50.0 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; Dividend yield: 8.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands.com) makes consumer goods such as plastic food and beverage containers, and cosmetics and fragrances.
The company last… Read More

Currency woes depress Tupperware

TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $34 (New York symbol TUP; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 51.1 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 8.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands.com) makes consumer goods such as plastic food and beverage containers, and cosmetics and fragrances. It sells these products… Read More

Global reach bolsters their dividends

PEPSICO INC. $106 (Nasdaq symbol PEP; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $148.4 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.pepsico.com) is the world’s second-largest soft-drink maker after Coca-Cola. Its other brands include Frito-Lay snack foods, Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana fruit… Read More