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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 Unpopular Stocks with Open Questions

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At StockStory, we look beyond the headlines with our independent analysis to determine whether these bearish calls are justified. That said, here are three stocks where the skepticism is well-placed and some better opportunities to consider.

General Mills (GIS)

Consensus Price Target: $54.80 (8.3% implied return)

Best known for its portfolio of powerhouse breakfast cereal brands, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is a packaged foods company that has also made a mark in cereals, baking products, and snacks.

Why Does GIS Worry Us?

  1. Falling unit sales over the past two years suggest it might have to lower prices to stimulate growth
  2. Projected sales decline of 4.2% for the next 12 months points to an even tougher demand environment ahead
  3. Earnings growth underperformed the sector average over the last three years as its EPS grew by just 2.2% annually

At $50.62 per share, General Mills trades at 12.9x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including GIS in your portfolio.

Kontoor Brands (KTB)

Consensus Price Target: $80.40 (-3.8% implied return)

Founded in 2019 after separating from VF Corporation, Kontoor Brands (NYSE: KTB) is a clothing company known for its high-quality denim products.

Why Do We Think Twice About KTB?

  1. Flat sales over the last two years suggest it must innovate and find new ways to grow
  2. Underwhelming constant currency revenue performance over the past two years suggests its product offering at current prices doesn’t resonate with customers
  3. Shrinking returns on capital suggest that increasing competition is eating into the company’s profitability

Kontoor Brands is trading at $83.56 per share, or 15.4x forward P/E. If you’re considering KTB for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Red Rock Resorts (RRR)

Consensus Price Target: $63.46 (3.8% implied return)

Founded in 1976, Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ: RRR) operates a range of casino resorts and entertainment properties, primarily in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Why Are We Hesitant About RRR?

  1. Sales trends were unexciting over the last five years as its 7.1% annual growth was below the typical consumer discretionary company
  2. Estimated sales growth of 1.7% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its two-year trend
  3. Waning returns on capital imply its previous profit engines are losing steam

Red Rock Resorts’s stock price of $61.14 implies a valuation ratio of 36.9x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with RRR, check out our full research report (it’s free).

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