Here are key updates on 3 dividend payers: Molson Coors, Great-West & Snap-On

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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. is a hold. The brewer (Toronto symbols TPX.A $84 and TPX.B $85; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 213.3 million; Market cap: $18.1 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) will raise your quarterly dividend with the March 2024 payment by 7.3%, to $0.44 U.S. a share from $0.41 U.S. The new annual rate of $1.76 U.S. yields 2.8%. In the three months ended December 31, 2023, revenue rose 6.0%, to $2.79 billion (all figures in U.S. dollars unless noted otherwise) from $2.63 billion a year earlier. Excluding currency, sales rose by 5.0%. That gain was due to higher volumes and selling prices. However, rising ingredient costs caused earnings before one-time items to fall 8.7%, to $257.4 million, or $1.19 a share, from $281.9 million, or $1.30. Molson Coors is a hold. GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $42 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; shares outstanding: 932.4 million; Market cap: $39.2 billion; Dividend yield: 5.3%;…