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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.

1 Large-Cap Stock on Our Buy List and 2 to Brush Off

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Large-cap stocks usually command their industries because they have the scale to drive market trends. The flip side though is that their sheer size can limit growth as expanding further becomes an increasingly challenging task.

This dynamic can trouble even the most skilled investors, but luckily for you, we started StockStory to help you navigate these trade-offs and uncover exceptional companies that break the mold. Keeping that in mind, here is one large-cap stock with attractive long-term potential and two that could be stalling.

Two Large-Cap Stocks to Sell:

PepsiCo (PEP)

Market Cap: $177 billion

With a history that goes back more than a century, PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is a household name in food and beverages today and best known for its flagship soda.

Why Does PEP Fall Short?

  1. Sizable revenue base leads to growth challenges as its 4.2% annual revenue increases over the last three years fell short of other consumer staples companies
  2. Falling unit sales over the past two years imply it may need to invest in product improvements to get back on track
  3. Demand is forecasted to shrink as its estimated sales for the next 12 months are flat

PepsiCo’s stock price of $129.15 implies a valuation ratio of 15.4x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than PEP.

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)

Market Cap: $32.97 billion

With its name deriving from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s nickname, Old Dominion (NASDAQ: ODFL) delivers less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-container load freight.

Why Does ODFL Worry Us?

  1. Declining unit sales over the past two years show it’s struggled to increase its sales volumes and had to rely on price increases
  2. Falling earnings per share over the last two years has some investors worried as stock prices ultimately 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 4.9 percentage points

At $156 per share, Old Dominion Freight Line trades at 27.6x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including ODFL in your portfolio.

One Large-Cap Stock to Buy:

Quanta (PWR)

Market Cap: $53.42 billion

A construction engineering services company, Quanta (NYSE: PWR) provides infrastructure solutions to a variety of sectors, including energy and communications.

Why Are We Backing PWR?

  1. Sales pipeline is in good shape as its backlog averaged 23.1% growth over the past two years
  2. Projected revenue growth of 10.7% for the next 12 months suggests its momentum from the last two years will persist
  3. Earnings per share grew by 22.4% annually over the last two years and trumped its peers

Quanta is trading at $361.95 per share, or 33.9x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

High-Quality Stocks for All Market Conditions

Market indices reached historic highs following Donald Trump’s presidential victory in November 2024, but the outlook for 2025 is clouded by new trade policies that could impact business confidence and growth.

While this has caused many investors to adopt a "fearful" wait-and-see approach, we’re leaning into our best ideas that can grow regardless of the political or macroeconomic climate. Take advantage of Mr. Market by checking 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).

Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,545% between March 2020 and March 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Kadant (+351% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free. Find your next big winner with StockStory today. Find your next big winner with StockStory today

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