Here are key updates on our dividend payers: Archer Daniels Midland, NortonLifeLock and Saputo

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ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $50 is a buy. The stock (New York symbol ADM; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 556.1 million; Market cap: $27.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, flax seed, peanuts and other crops into a variety of food ingredients such as flour, oils and sweeteners. With the March 2021 payment, Archer Daniels will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.8%. Investors will then receive $0.37 a share instead of $0.38. The new annual rate of $1.48 yields an attractive 3.0%. In the quarter ended December 31, 2020, the company’s revenue rose 14.8%, to $17.98 billion from $16.33 billion a year earlier. That’s partly because of higher demand for flour and other food ingredients as more people eat at home during the pandemic. Due to a loss at its trading division, earnings per share fell 14.8%, to $1.21 from $1.42. Archer Daniels Midland is a buy. NORTONLIFELOCK INC. $21 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol NLOK;…