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TENNANT CO. $63 is a hold. The company (New York symbol TNC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 18.6 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tennantco.com) makes industrial floor and street-cleaning equipment, including scrubbers, sweepers and polishers. In the quarter ended September 30, 2022, sales fell 3.3%, to $262.9 million from $272.0 million a year earlier. If you exclude exchange rates and the sale of its coating business in 2021, sales improved 1.7%. That’s because the company raised its selling prices to offset higher raw material and shipping costs. Nonetheless, earnings before unusual items dropped 25.6%, to $0.99 from $1.33. Despite the lower earnings, Tennant is raising your quarterly dividend by 6.0%, to $0.265 a share from $0.25. The new annual rate of $1.06 yields 1.7%. Tennant is a hold. WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC. $11 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol WBD; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $26.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; No dividend…