Updating our Aggressive stocks: Diebold Nixdorf, NCR & Idexx Laboratories

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DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC. $4.31 (www.dieboldnixdorf.com) is still a hold, but only for aggressive investors. The company is the world’s biggest maker of automated teller machines (ATMs). Diebold has suspended shipments and sales to clients in Russia as a result of that country’s invasion of Ukraine. In 2021, sales to Russia and Ukraine accounted for 2% of the company’s total revenue. Diebold is a hold. NCR CORP. $29 (www.ncr.com) is still a buy. In June 2021, NCR completed its $3.5 billion purchase of Cardtronics plc, which operates and services ATMs and financial-services kiosks. Due to those new operations, revenue in the first quarter of 2022 rose 20.9%, to $1.87 billion from $1.54 billion a year earlier. However, earnings fell 35.3%, to $0.33 from $0.51, due to higher component and shipping costs. Still, NCR should benefit from its shift to software and services—recurring revenue improved 35% to $1.18 billion in the quarter. NCR is a buy. IDEXX LABORATORIES INC. $447 (www.idexx.com) is still a hold. The company makes equipment that veterinarians use to detect diseases…