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Is Viavi Solutions (VIAV) an Underappreciated Stock?

Madison Investments, an investment advisor, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter for “Madison Small Cap Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fourth quarter was challenging for the fund and continued to underperform its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The fund (Class I) returned -0.4%, lagging the benchmark’s 2.2% return. Sector allocation negatively impacted the Fund's performance this quarter, with healthcare being the weakest sector. The Fund remains optimistic that the speculative market is losing momentum, but cautious, given the saying...