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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.

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3 Mid-Cap Stocks We Find Risky

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Many investors pay attention to mid-cap stocks because they have established business models and expansive market opportunities. However, their paths to becoming $100 billion corporations are ripe with competition, ranging from giants with vast resources to agile upstarts eager to disrupt the status quo.

This is precisely where StockStory comes in - we do the heavy lifting to identify companies with solid fundamentals so you can invest with confidence. Keeping that in mind, here are three mid-cap stocks to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

MasTec (MTZ)

Market Cap: $14.45 billion

Involved in the 1996 Olympic Games MasTec (NYSE: MTZ) is an infrastructure construction company that specializes in the telecommunications, energy, and utility industries.

Why Does MTZ Give Us Pause?

  1. Competitive supply chain dynamics and steep production costs are reflected in its low gross margin of 13.2%
  2. Incremental sales over the last five years were less profitable as its earnings per share were flat while its revenue grew
  3. 4.4 percentage point decline in its free cash flow margin over the last five years reflects the company’s increased investments to defend its market position

MasTec’s stock price of $186.19 implies a valuation ratio of 31.7x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with MTZ, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Trimble (TRMB)

Market Cap: $20.34 billion

Playing a role in the construction of the Paris Grand, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) offers geospatial devices and technology to the agriculture, construction, transportation, and logistics industries.

Why Should You Sell TRMB?

  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. Forecasted revenue decline of 2.5% for the upcoming 12 months implies demand will fall off a cliff
  3. Free cash flow margin shrank by 9.6 percentage points over the last five years, suggesting the company is consuming more capital to stay competitive

Trimble is trading at $85.40 per share, or 28.5x forward P/E. If you’re considering TRMB for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Globe Life (GL)

Market Cap: $11.15 billion

With roots dating back to 1900 and a rebranding from Torchmark Corporation in 2019, Globe Life (NYSE: GL) is an insurance holding company that offers life insurance, supplemental health insurance, and annuity products through various distribution channels.

Why Are We Hesitant About GL?

  1. 4.6% annual revenue growth over the last two years was slower than its insurance peers
  2. Premium trends were unexciting over the last two years as its 4.4% annual growth was below the typical insurance company
  3. Book value per share tumbled by 2.4% annually over the last five years, showing insurance sector trends are working against its favor during this cycle

At $134.99 per share, Globe Life trades at 1.9x forward P/B. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why GL doesn’t pass our bar.

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