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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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1 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stock to Target This Week and 2 to Keep Off Your Radar

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The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.

Luckily for you, we at StockStory have no conflicts of interest - our sole job is to help you find genuinely promising companies. Keeping that in mind, here is one stock likely to meet or exceed Wall Street’s lofty expectations and two where analysts may be overlooking some important risks.

Two Stocks to Sell:

Oxford Industries (OXM)

Consensus Price Target: $47.75 (17.2% implied return)

The parent company of Tommy Bahama, Oxford Industries (NYSE: OXM) is a lifestyle fashion conglomerate with brands that embody outdoor happiness.

Why Do We Think OXM Will Underperform?

  1. Poor same-store sales performance over the past two years indicates it’s having trouble bringing new shoppers into its stores
  2. Projected sales are flat for the next 12 months, implying demand will slow from its two-year trend
  3. Waning returns on capital imply its previous profit engines are losing steam

Oxford Industries’s stock price of $40.73 implies a valuation ratio of 9x forward P/E. If you’re considering OXM for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

HNI (HNI)

Consensus Price Target: $64 (36.5% implied return)

With roots dating back to 1944 and a significant acquisition of Kimball International in 2023, HNI (NYSE: HNI) manufactures and sells office furniture systems, seating, and storage solutions, as well as residential fireplaces and heating products.

Why Does HNI Worry Us?

  1. Sales trends were unexciting over the last five years as its 2.7% annual growth was below the typical business services company
  2. Earnings growth over the last five years fell short of the peer group average as its EPS only increased by 2.3% annually
  3. Free cash flow margin shrank by 3.2 percentage points over the last five years, suggesting the company is consuming more capital to stay competitive

At $46.88 per share, HNI trades at 13.2x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than HNI.

One Stock to Watch:

Trustmark (TRMK)

Consensus Price Target: $41.50 (22.5% implied return)

Tracing its roots back to 1889 in Mississippi, Trustmark (NASDAQ: TRMK) is a financial services organization providing banking, wealth management, insurance, and mortgage services across five southeastern states.

Why Are We Positive On TRMK?

  1. 9.2% annual net interest income growth over the last four years was better than the sector average, highlighting the value of its loans
  2. Earnings growth has massively outpaced its peers over the last two years as its EPS has compounded at 9.5% annually
  3. Annual tangible book value per share growth of 20.2% over the past two years was outstanding, reflecting strong capital accumulation this cycle

Trustmark is trading at $33.88 per share, or 1x forward P/B. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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The market surged in 2024 and reached record highs after Donald Trump’s presidential victory in November, but questions about new economic policies are adding much uncertainty for 2025.

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