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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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3 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks in the Doghouse

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Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

At StockStory, we look beyond the headlines with our independent analysis to determine whether these bullish calls are justified. That said, here are three stocks where Wall Street’s enthusiasm may be misplaced and some other investments worth exploring instead.

F5 (FFIV)

Consensus Price Target: $242.86 (11.8% implied return)

Initially started as a hardware appliances company in the late 1990s, F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) makes software that helps large enterprises ensure their web applications are always available by distributing network traffic and protecting them from cyberattacks.

Why Are We Hesitant About FFIV?

  1. Muted 2.7% annual revenue growth over the last three years shows its demand lagged behind its software peers
  2. Offerings struggled to generate meaningful interest as its average billings growth of 4.5% over the last year did not impress
  3. Demand will likely be soft over the next 12 months as Wall Street’s estimates imply tepid growth of 4.3%

At $263.18 per share, F5 trades at 5.1x forward price-to-sales. To fully understand why you should be careful with FFIV, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Covenant Logistics (CVLG)

Consensus Price Target: $35.67 (74.8% implied return)

Started with 25 trucks and 50 trailers, Covenant Logistics (NASDAQ: CVLG) is a provider of expedited long haul freight services, offering a range of logistics solutions.

Why Do We Pass on CVLG?

  1. Customers postponed purchases of its products and services this cycle as its revenue declined by 3.6% annually over the last two years
  2. Earnings per share have dipped by 17.8% annually over the past two 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 22.2 percentage points

Covenant Logistics’s stock price of $19.45 implies a valuation ratio of 8.1x forward price-to-earnings. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including CVLG in your portfolio.

Schneider (SNDR)

Consensus Price Target: $31.94 (22.7% implied return)

Employing thousands of drivers across the country to make deliveries, Schneider (NYSE: SNDR) makes full truckload and intermodal deliveries regionally and across borders.

Why Should You Sell SNDR?

  1. Customers postponed purchases of its products and services this cycle as its revenue declined by 10.5% annually over the last two years
  2. Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were much less profitable, as its earnings per share fell by 11% annually
  3. Waning returns on capital imply its previous profit engines are losing steam

Schneider is trading at $22.39 per share, or 19.9x forward price-to-earnings. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than SNDR.

Stocks We Like More

Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election sent major indices to all-time highs, but stocks have retraced as investors debate the health of the economy and the potential impact of tariffs.

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