Updating Gannett Co. Inc., Kraft Heinz Co., and Diebold Nixdorf Inc.

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GANNETT CO., INC. $9.45 (New York symbol GCI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector: Shares outstanding: 112.8 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 6.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gannett.com) publishes over 100 U.S. daily newspapers and their associated websites. That includes the company’s flagship daily USAToday. It also has papers in the U.K., and over 200 magazines and other publications. The company continues to shift its focus away from print to digital platforms. In the second quarter of 2018, digital revenues accounted for 35% of the total and should reach 40% by the end of this year. Gannett will probably earn $1.02 a share in 2018, and the stock trades at just 9.3 times that forecast. The $0.64 dividend still seems safe, and yields a high 6.8%. Gannett is still a buy. KRAFT HEINZ CO. $56 (Nasdaq symbol KHC; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $67.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.kraftheinzcompany.com) makes condiments and sauces (such…