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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

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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2 Unpopular Stocks That Deserve Some Love and 1 We Brush Off

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Wall Street’s bearish price targets for the stocks in this article signal serious concerns. Such forecasts are uncommon in an industry where maintaining cordial corporate relationships often trumps delivering the hard truth.

At StockStory, we look beyond the headlines with our independent analysis to determine whether these bearish calls are justified. Keeping that in mind, here are two stocks where Wall Street’s pessimism is creating a buying opportunity and one where the outlook is warranted.

One Stock to Sell:

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG)

Consensus Price Target: $31.50 (4.9% implied return)

Founded in 1974, BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ: BTSG) offers home health care, hospice, neuro-rehabilitation, and pharmacy services.

Why Are We Hesitant About BTSG?

  1. Costs have risen faster than its revenue over the last five years, causing its adjusted operating margin to decline by 2.4 percentage points
  2. Earnings per share have dipped by 49.3% annually over the past four years, which is concerning because stock prices follow EPS over the long term
  3. Capital intensity has ramped up over the last five years as its free cash flow margin decreased by 5.3 percentage points

At $30.03 per share, BrightSpring Health Services trades at 27.4x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why BTSG doesn’t pass our bar.

Two Stocks to Buy:

DoorDash (DASH)

Consensus Price Target: $300.71 (13.9% implied return)

Founded by Stanford students with the intent to build “the local, on-demand FedEx", DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) operates an on-demand food delivery platform.

Why Will DASH Outperform?

  1. Orders have increased by an average of 20.3% annually, giving it the potential for margin-accretive growth if it can develop valuable complementary products and features
  2. Additional sales over the last three years increased its profitability as the 109% annual growth in its earnings per share outpaced its revenue
  3. Free cash flow margin expanded by 11.9 percentage points over the last few years, providing additional flexibility for investments and share buybacks/dividends

DoorDash’s stock price of $264.11 implies a valuation ratio of 35.1x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free for active Edge members.

Comfort Systems (FIX)

Consensus Price Target: $834.40 (-0.2% implied return)

Formed through the merger of 12 companies, Comfort Systems (NYSE: FIX) provides mechanical and electrical contracting services.

Why Is FIX a Top Pick?

  1. Sales pipeline is in good shape as its backlog averaged 29.5% growth over the past two years
  2. Performance over the past two years was turbocharged by share buybacks, which enabled its earnings per share to grow faster than its revenue
  3. Improving returns on capital reflect management’s ability to monetize investments

Comfort Systems is trading at $836.25 per share, or 34.1x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free for active Edge members.

Stocks We Like Even More

Donald Trump’s April 2025 "Liberation Day" tariffs sent markets into a tailspin, but stocks have since rebounded strongly, proving that knee-jerk reactions often create the best buying opportunities.

The smart money is already positioning for the next leg up. Don’t miss out on the recovery - check out our Top 5 Strong Momentum Stocks for this week. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 183% over the last five years (as of March 31st 2025).

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