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RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC. $17 is a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol REZI; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 145.8 million; Market cap: $2.5 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.resideo.com) makes heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment. It also distributes fire-protection and building security products. Honeywell International Inc. (New York symbol HON) spun off Resideo in October 2018. Honeywell shareholders received one share of Resideo for every six of their Honeywell shares. In the third quarter of 2022, Resideo’s revenue rose 8.2%, to $1.62 billion from $1.50 billion a year earlier. That’s mainly because it recently paid $613 million for the Connected Home & Security business of Newell Brands Inc. (New York symbol NWL). That business makes smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, fireproof safes and other home safety products under the BRK and First Alert brands. Due to costs to integrate those new operations, earnings in the quarter fell 7.4%, to $63 million from $68 million; per-share earnings declined 8.7%, to $0.42 from…