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Strategic Engagement Accelerates Partner Growth at the Forefront of AI-Ready InfrastructureHARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D&H, a leading technology distributor, has extended its United States distribution partnership with HPE.

Large-cap stocks usually command their industries because they have the scale to drive market trends. The flip side though is that their sheer size can limit growth as expanding further becomes an increasingly challenging task.

The article lists value stocks that have a high Zacks Rank, suggesting they are good picks while the market is at record highs. It focuses on stocks rated #1 or #2 by Zacks.

Investors pay 64 times earnings for Arista Networks (ANET). The S&P 500 trades at 22.5 times. They pay more because they expect fast growth to last, and for that to make sense, two things must both hold. Arista must get enough parts to ship its orders, and buying those parts must not squeeze its margins. The way management talks about its supply chain has changed.

SanDisk (SNDK) stock has risen nearly 1,700% over the past year, even after falling 18% over the past three months to about 24% below its 52-week high. At a price near $1,770, it trades at about 22.7 times trailing adjusted earnings. That is normalized net income with stock-based compensation added back. Analysts' forecast earnings are defined differently.

Dell Technologies (DELL) stock has returned 341% over the past twelve months, the best record among the six companies in its peer group. Its revenue growth also ranks first. Its operating margin ranks only fourth, and that gap is what a buyer today has to judge. Behind the growth is demand for its servers that has outrun its own supply.

QuEra Computing, the leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced a collaboration with HPE to integrate neutral-atom, fault-tolerant quantum computing with on-premise high-performance computing (HPC) environments powered by the HPE Cray supercomputing platform.