Updating our Aggressive stocks: Diebold Nixdorf Inc., NCR Corp. and Keysight Technologies Inc.

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DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC. $10 (www.dieboldnixdorf.com) is still hold, but only for aggressive investors. The company is the world’s biggest maker of automated teller machines (ATMs). The stock has rebounded strongly from its March 2020 low of $2.80. That reflects increasing demand from retailers for self-checkout systems, which help cut their staffing costs. However, rising costs for chips and other components will hurt its profit margins. Diebold Nixdorf is still a hold. NCR CORP. $40 (www.ncr.com) is a buy. In June 2021, NCR completed its $3.5 billion purchase of Cardtronics plc (Nasdaq symbol CATM), which operates and services over 285,000 ATMs and financial-services kiosks. Due to those new operations, revenue in the third quarter of 2021 rose 19.6%, to $1.90 billion from $1.59 billion a year earlier. Earnings before unusual items jumped 27.8%, to $0.69 from $0.54. NCR is a buy. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $177 (www.keysight.com) is a buy. The company is a leading maker of devices and software for testing electronic equipment. It recently paid an undisclosed amount for Scalable Network Technologies. That…