Here are key updates on 3 dividend payers: Andrew Peller, Broadridge & Kraft Heinz

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ANDREW PELLER LTD. $5.01 (A shares) remains a buy. Canada’s second-largest winemaker (Toronto symbol ADW.A; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 43.1 million; Market cap: $215.9 million; Dividend yield: 4.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.andrewpeller.com) last raised your quarterly dividend by 10% with the July 2021 payment. The new annual rate of $0.246 per class A share yields a high 4.9%. The winemaker’s sales in the quarter ended December 31, 2022, rose 1.4%, to $104.9 million from $103.5 million a year earlier. The gain is due to higher prices and the re-opening of bars and restaurants. Earnings per share also improved 28.6%, to $0.09 from $0.07. Andrew Peller (class A) is a buy. BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $143 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 131.7 million; Market cap: $18.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. Broadridge raised its quarterly dividend…