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NEWELL BRANDS INC. $17 remains a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 424.3 million; Market cap: $7.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 5.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellbrands.com) recently launched a plastic food storage container that uses a silver-based coating to kill harmful bacteria. The technology also helps eliminate odours. Demand for innovative products like this should be strong, particularly as more consumers eat at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meantime, the company continues to pay investors a quarterly dividend of $0.23 a share; the annual rate of $0.92 yields a high 5.4%. Newell should benefit as more retail stores re-open. School re-openings should also lift sales of its pens, pencils and other school supplies. However, the company could cut the dividend if sales and earnings growth remains weak. Newell Brands is a hold. DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC. $6.74 is still hold, but only for highly aggressive investors. The company (New York symbol DBD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio,…