Here are key updates on 3 dividend payers

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NEWELL BRANDS INC. $7.32 remains a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 416.0 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.newellbrands.com) makes a wide range of consumer and household products such as PaperMate pens, Elmer’s glue, Rubbermaid food containers, and Graco baby strollers. With the June 2023 payment, Newell cut its quarterly dividend by 69.6%, to $0.07 a share from $0.23. The annual rate of $0.28 yields a solid 3.8%. Under a new strategy to spur growth, Newell continues to cut the number of different products its makes from 28,000 in 2022 to under 20,000 in 2024. As a result, earnings will probably fall about 18%, to $0.65 a share in 2024, but they could rise to $0.75 a share in 2025. The stock trades at 9.8 times that 2025 estimate. The low multiple reflects investor uncertainty over slowing consumer confidence. Newell is a hold. SAPUTO INC. $27 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol SAP; High-Growth…