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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.
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  • 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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3 Low-Volatility Stocks We’re Skeptical Of

By: StockStory

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A stock with low volatility can be reassuring, but it doesn’t always mean strong long-term performance. Investors who prioritize stability may miss out on higher-reward opportunities elsewhere.

Finding the right balance between safety and returns isn’t easy, which is why StockStory is here to help. That said, here are three low-volatility stocks that don’t make the cut and some better opportunities instead.

Donaldson (DCI)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.91

Playing a vital role in the historic Apollo 11 mission, Donaldson (NYSE: DCI) manufacturers and sells filtration equipment for various industries.

Why Does DCI Fall Short?

  1. Organic sales performance over the past two years indicates the company may need to make strategic adjustments or rely on M&A to catalyze faster growth
  2. Estimated sales growth of 3.2% for the next 12 months is soft and implies weaker demand
  3. Free cash flow margin dropped by 2.8 percentage points over the last five years, implying the company became more capital intensive as competition picked up

Donaldson is trading at $82.61 per share, or 20.9x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than DCI.

Unum Group (UNM)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.92

Tracing its roots back to 1848 when financial security for workers was virtually non-existent, Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) provides workplace financial protection benefits including disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision insurance primarily through employers.

Why Do We Think Twice About UNM?

  1. Net premiums earned only expanded by 2.8% annually over the last five years, trailing its insurance peers as its scale limited incremental business
  2. Estimated sales growth of 1.9% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its two-year trend
  3. Earnings growth underperformed the sector average over the last two years as its EPS grew by just 9.7% annually

At $79.42 per share, Unum Group trades at 1.2x forward P/B. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why UNM doesn’t pass our bar.

Annaly Capital Management (NLY)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.67

Operating as a real estate investment trust since 1996 with a focus on generating income from interest rate spreads, Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) is a diversified capital manager that invests in agency mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, and mortgage servicing rights.

Why Do We Steer Clear of NLY?

  1. Annual sales declines of 22% for the past five years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
  2. Falling earnings per share over the last five years has some investors worried as stock prices ultimately follow EPS over the long term
  3. Annual tangible book value per share declines of 11.1% for the past five years show its capital management struggled during this cycle

Annaly Capital Management’s stock price of $20.75 implies a valuation ratio of 1.1x forward P/B. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including NLY in your portfolio.

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