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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 Safe-and-Steady Stock to Research Further and 2 to Think Twice About

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Stability is great, but low-volatility stocks may struggle to deliver market-beating returns over time as they sometimes underperform during bull markets.

Finding the right balance between safety and returns isn’t easy, which is why StockStory is here to help. That said, here is one low-volatility stock that could offer consistent gains and two stuck in limbo.

Two Stocks to Sell:

Mayville Engineering (MEC)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.55

Originally founded solely on tool and die manufacturing, Mayville Engineering Company (NYSE: MEC) specializes in metal fabrication, tube bending, and welding to be used in various industries.

Why Is MEC Not Exciting?

  1. Flat sales over the last two years suggest it must find different ways to grow during this cycle
  2. High input costs result in an inferior gross margin of 12.5% that must be offset through higher volumes
  3. Falling earnings per share over the last two years has some investors worried as stock prices ultimately follow EPS over the long term

At $16.23 per share, Mayville Engineering trades at 5.1x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why MEC doesn’t pass our bar.

Jacobs Solutions (J)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.84

With a workforce of approximately 45,000 professionals tackling complex challenges from water scarcity to cybersecurity, Jacobs Solutions (NYSE: J) provides engineering, consulting, and technical services focused on infrastructure, sustainability, and advanced technology solutions.

Why Is J Risky?

  1. Flat sales over the last two years suggest it must find different ways to grow during this cycle
  2. New orders were hard to come by as its backlog was flat over the past two years
  3. Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were much less profitable, as its earnings per share fell by 9.6% annually

Jacobs Solutions’s stock price of $131.70 implies a valuation ratio of 20.6x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including J in your portfolio.

One Stock to Watch:

Match Group (MTCH)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.35

Originally started as a dial-up service before widespread internet adoption, Match (NASDAQ: MTCH) was an early innovator in online dating and today has a portfolio of apps including Tinder, Hinge, Archer, and OkCupid.

Why Does MTCH Stand Out?

  1. Monetization efforts are paying off as its average revenue per user has grown by 9.5% annually over the last two years
  2. Share buybacks catapulted its annual earnings per share growth to 28%, which outperformed its revenue gains over the last three years
  3. MTCH is a free cash flow machine with the flexibility to invest in growth initiatives or return capital to shareholders

Match Group is trading at $31.74 per share, or 6.8x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Stocks We Like Even More

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.

While the crowd speculates what might happen next, we’re homing in on the companies that can succeed regardless of the political or macroeconomic environment. Put yourself in the driver’s seat and build a durable portfolio 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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