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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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Dividend Stocks to Buy Now for High Yield

Dividend stocks

Dividend investing can be a stable and effective way at compounding gains over the long term through a buy-and-hold strategy. Dividend stocks tend to be established and mature companies in sectors such as utilities, real estate, and consumer staples, meaning that they oftentimes lack the flashy appeal of trending stocks. Similarly, these companies may not sport outsized returns in recent history. Nonetheless, accumulating and reinvesting dividend payouts through companies offering high dividend yields is a popular strategy among leading investors including Warren Buffett.

Dividend yield is an important metric when evaluating stocks of companies that pay dividends. It is a measure of the amount of money a company pays out in dividends against the cost of buying a share of that company. Thus, the higher the dividend yield, at least in theory, the more appealing the stock may be for dividend investors. In actuality, however, companies can also end up with very high dividend yields as a result of a stock price plummeting, so it's important to keep multiple factors in mind when evaluating whether a firm is a suitable dividend stock.

VZ: High Yield and Frontier Deal Hype

Telecommunications stalwart Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has a dividend yield of 6.19% and a 19-year history of increasing dividend payments. Its annualized dividend growth over the past three years has been just under 2%, so investors holding shares of Verizon may continue to see their regular dividends increase going forward.

Though Verizon's potential for growth in the wireless space is limited, it is making significant moves in an effort to better position itself to capitalize on AI trends and connected smart devices. The company's recent announcement of its $20-billion planned acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent Inc. (NASDAQ: FYBR), expected to close next year, is evidence of this.

Investors should beware that Verizon's dividend payout ratio is over 100%, meaning that it paid out more in dividends than it earned in the most recent period. Thus, in order to sustain dividend growth, the company will have to boost its net income as well.

PEP: Relatively Lower P/E Ratio and Strong Dividend Increase

PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) shares have fluctuated widely in the last year and are currently down about 2% in that time. The company has wrestled with depressed consumer spending and balancing price increases against customer pushback on topics including shrinkflation.

PepsiCo's forward P/E ratio is 21.6. While this would not typically be considered evidence of an undervalued firm, it is notable in this case because this figure is well below the company's historical average P/E ratio, indicating that this may be an opportune time to enter a position in the stock.

From a dividend perspective, PepsiCo also offers both a relatively strong dividend yield of 3.10% as well as an impressive 7.1% annualized 3-year dividend increase. With a dividend payout ratio of just under 79%, the company may be paying out more in dividends than investors deem sustainable. Nonetheless, if interest rates come down consumer spending may receive a boost, and PepsiCo will be primed to capitalize.

ET: Earnings Growth Potential and Impressive Yield

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) is a U.S. midstream energy firm that has a hand in a variety of natural gas and crude oil operations, making it a good choice for investors looking for broad exposure to this industry. Its dividend yield is the highest of these three firms at over 8%, made all the more impressive by the fact that the company's stock has risen by over 17% in the last year as well.

Energy Transfer's annualized 3-year dividend growth of just under 5% is possible in part because of its earnings growth and potential. Its projected earnings growth is 12%. Like Verizon above, investors should be aware that Energy Transfer's dividend payout ratio is high, at over 117%. This may pose a greater concern if the company's earnings growth trajectory slows.

Finding a Popular Dividend Stock

Many successful dividend stocks are stable companies that do not make headlines as trendy investment targets. Still, even seasoned firms like Verizon can foster new investor interest upon a major acquisition announcement or other significant news. Keeping dividend yield in mind as one of many factors to consider when selecting stocks for investment can help investors to build a strong passive income stream from dividend payments.

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