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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.

Cabling Installation & Maintenance is published by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B.

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3 Unpopular Stocks We’re Skeptical Of

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Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article. These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.

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 three stocks facing legitimate challenges and some alternatives worth exploring instead.

Kellanova (K)

Consensus Price Target: $83.39 (0.7% implied return)

With Corn Flakes as its first and most iconic product, Kellanova (NYSE: K) is a packaged foods company that is dominant in the cereal and snack categories.

Why Are We Wary of K?

  1. Shrinking unit sales over the past two years show it’s struggled to move its products and had to rely on price increases
  2. Anticipated sales growth of 2% for the next year implies demand will be shaky
  3. Issuance of new shares over the last three years caused its earnings per share to fall by 4.4% annually, even worse than its revenue declines

At $82.85 per share, Kellanova trades at 22.5x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including K in your portfolio.

AECOM (ACM)

Consensus Price Target: $136.83 (2.3% implied return)

Founded in 1990 when a group of engineers from five companies decided to merge, AECOM (NYSE: ACM) provides various infrastructure consulting services.

Why Does ACM Fall Short?

  1. Backlog has dropped by 2% on average over the past two years, suggesting it’s losing orders as competition picks up
  2. Gross margin of 6.6% is below its competitors, leaving less money to invest in areas like marketing and R&D
  3. Operating margin of 4.5% falls short of the industry average, and the smaller profit dollars make it harder to react to unexpected market developments

AECOM is trading at $133.75 per share, or 24.2x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than ACM.

JELD-WEN (JELD)

Consensus Price Target: $4.55 (-0.7% implied return)

Founded in the 1960s as a general wood-making company, JELD-WEN (NYSE: JELD) manufactures doors, windows, and other related building products.

Why Are We Out on JELD?

  1. Core business is underperforming as its organic revenue has disappointed over the past two years, suggesting it might need acquisitions to stimulate growth
  2. Waning returns on capital from an already weak starting point displays the inefficacy of management’s past and current investment decisions
  3. Unfavorable liquidity position could lead to additional equity financing that dilutes shareholders

JELD-WEN’s stock price of $4.58 implies a valuation ratio of 16.1x forward P/E. If you’re considering JELD for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

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