Here are key updates on 3 dividend payers

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NEWELL BRANDS INC. $24 remains a hold. The consumer products maker (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 425.5 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Dividend yield: 3.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.newellbrands.com) last raised its quarterly dividend with the June 2017 payment. The current annual rate of $0.92 a share yields a solid 3.8%. Newell is selling its Connected Home & Security business to Resideo Technologies, Inc. (New York symbol REZI). That business makes smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, fireproof safes and other home safety products under the BRK and First Alert brands. Newell will receive $593 million when it completes the sale by March 31, 2022. It will use $375 million of that cash to buy back shares. However, higher costs for plastic resins, labour and transportation continue to squeeze its profit margins. Newell is a hold. INTACT FINANCIAL CORP. $181 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IFC; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 176.1 million; Market cap: $31.9 billion;…