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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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2 Mid-Cap Stocks on Our Buy List and 1 Facing Challenges

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Mid-cap stocks often strike the right balance between having proven business models and market opportunities that can support $100 billion corporations. However, they face intense competition from scaled industry giants and can be disrupted by new innovative players vying for a slice of the pie.

Luckily for you, our mission at StockStory is to help you make money and avoid losses by sorting the winners from the losers. Keeping that in mind, here are two mid-cap stocks with massive growth potential and one that could be down big.

One Mid-Cap Stock to Sell:

A. O. Smith (AOS)

Market Cap: $10.17 billion

Credited with the invention of the glass-lined water heater, A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) manufactures water heating and treatment products for various industries.

Why Does AOS Worry Us?

  1. Core business is underperforming as its organic revenue has disappointed over the past two years, suggesting it might need acquisitions to stimulate growth
  2. Earnings growth underperformed the sector average over the last two years as its EPS grew by just 2.7% annually
  3. Waning returns on capital imply its previous profit engines are losing steam

At $74.53 per share, A. O. Smith trades at 18.3x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with AOS, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Two Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy:

Bloom Energy (BE)

Market Cap: $15.74 billion

Working in stealth mode for eight years, Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) designs, manufactures, and markets solid oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation.

Why Are We Backing BE?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 15.8% over the last five years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
  2. Free cash flow turned positive over the last five years, showing the company is at an important crossroads
  3. Returns on capital are increasing as management’s prior bets are starting to bear fruit

Bloom Energy is trading at $67.17 per share, or 112.5x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

Synchrony Financial (SYF)

Market Cap: $28.04 billion

Powering over 73 million active accounts and partnerships with major brands like Amazon, PayPal, and Lowe's, Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) provides credit cards, installment loans, and banking products through partnerships with retailers, healthcare providers, and digital platforms.

Why Do We Love SYF?

  1. Share buybacks catapulted its annual earnings per share growth to 23.8%, which outperformed its revenue gains over the last five years
  2. Annual tangible book value per share growth of 21.7% over the last two years was superb and indicates its capital strength increased during this cycle
  3. Industry-leading 22.4% return on equity demonstrates management’s skill in finding high-return investments

Synchrony Financial’s stock price of $76 implies a valuation ratio of 8.8x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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