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NEWELL BRANDS INC. $7.51 remains a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 414.2 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.newellbrands.com) makes a wide range of consumer and household products such as PaperMate pens, Elmer’s glue, Rubbermaid food containers and Graco baby strollers, With the June 2023 payment, Newell cut its quarterly dividend by 69.6%, to $0.07 a share from $0.23. The annual rate of $0.28 yields a solid 3.7%. Under a new strategy to spur growth, the company is shifting its focus to its most profitable 25 brands and top 10 countries, representing about 90% of sales. It’s also cutting jobs and selling excess real estate. These moves will cut its annual costs by between $220 million and $250 million. Meantime, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, revenue declined 9.1%, to $2.05 billion from $2.25 billion a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, its earnings in the quarter were $163 million,…