Updating Molson Coors Brewing Co., Newell Brands Inc. and Agilent Technologies Inc.

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MOLSON COORS BREWING CO. $51 (New York symbol TAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 216.2 million; Market cap: $11.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) recently formed an alliance with Canadian cannabis producer HEXO Corp. (Toronto symbol HEXO). Molson now owns 57.5% of that joint venture (called Truss) to develop cannabis-infused non-alcoholic beverages. Truss plans to launch several of those beverages in Canada, including waters and beer-like drinks, on December 16, 2019. The joint venture feels it has sufficient cannabis supply to meet the expected demand. That consistent and dependable supply will also help Truss quickly launch new beverages as customer preferences emerge over the next year or so. Molson also plans to raise its quarterly dividend by 39.0%. Starting with the September 2019 payment, investors will receive $0.57 U.S. a share, up from $0.41 U.S. The new annual rate of $2.28 U.S. yields a high 4.5%. Molson Coors is a buy. NEWELL BRANDS INC. $16 (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Income…