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GANNETT CO. INC. $5.31 remains a hold. The company (New York symbol GCI; Conservative-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector: Shares outstanding: 142.3 million; Market cap: $755.6 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend suspended in 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.gannett.com) merged with GateHouse Media, and its parent company New Media Investment Group Inc. (New York symbol NEWM), in November 2019. The new firm publishes daily newspapers in 46 states. Those include the flagship newspaper, USAToday. Gannett continues to restructure its debt following the merger: its long-term debt fell from $1.47 billion at the end of 2020 to $1.14 billion as of September 30, 2021. That’s still a high 1.5 times its market cap. Gannett is a hold. NEWELL BRANDS INC. $24 remains a hold. The consumer products maker (Nasdaq symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 425.5 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellbrands.com) has agreed to sell its Connected Home & Security business to Resideo Technologies, Inc. (New York symbol REZI)…