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DPC

LONG

DPC HOLDINGS PLC

Research: Finviz ↗·Perplexity ↗

Funds
5
Score
5.02
vs SPY
-8.8%
Stock return (since Q-end)
-6.7%
SPY return (since Q-end)
+2.1%
Current price
$45.76
Days to cover (short int.)
3.2d↑+22.9%
as of 2026-07-31

News Summary

Positive

DPC Holdings delivered a strong Q2 2026 earnings beat with record revenue of $269M (+34% YoY) and signed a fourth Strategic Customer Partnership, driving analyst coverage initiations with mostly bullish ratings ($53.50–$56.00 price targets). However, segment adjusted EBITDA margins contracted 310 basis points YoY to 8.0%, signaling profitability pressure despite robust top-line growth and an improved balance sheet post-IPO.

Red flags

  • Segment adjusted EBITDA margin compression of 310 basis points YoY (8.0% vs. ~11.0% prior year), indicating operational leverage challenges or cost inflation offsetting revenue growth
  • Profitability margin decline despite 34% revenue growth suggests pricing power limitations or unfavorable contract mix in key growth segments (Aerospace +47%, IGT +42%)

Funds Buying (5)

FundManagerShares Held∆ SharesPosition Value% of FundQoQStatus
Maverick CapitalLee Ainslie5.1M+5.1M$252M2.3%NEW
Viking GlobalAndreas Halvorsen306K+306K$15M<0.1%NEW
Soros Fund ManagementSoros Family Office297K+297K$15M0.2%NEW
Point72Steve Cohen198K+198K$10M<0.1%NEW
D1 CapitalDan Sundheim125K+125K$6M<0.1%NEW

Shares Held and Position Value reflect total quarter-end holdings. ∆ Shares is the change from the prior quarter. % of Fund is the position's share of the fund's reported equity portfolio — it drives the size weighting in the conviction score.

Portfolio Context

Where DPC ranks in each buying fund's book, and the positions immediately around it. What a holding sits next to often says more about the thesis than the position size does.

Maverick Capital

position #21 of this fund's book

  1. 18VISA INC$258M
  2. 19BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP$253M
  3. 20MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NEW$253M
  4. 21DPC HOLDINGS PLC$252M
  5. 22SNOWFLAKE INC$249M
  6. 23INSMED INC$229M
  7. 24SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO$198M

Values are quarter-end position sizes. Shown only for funds where DPC ranks inside their 40 largest equity positions — below that, neighbouring names carry no signal. Adjacency is an inference about a fund's reasoning, not a disclosure of it.

Beneficial Ownership (13D/13G)

FilerFormShares% of ClassFiledSrc
Searchlight Opportunities Master Fund II-A, L.P.SC 13G208K0.1%2026-08-14
JFL GP Investors VI, LLCSC 13G20.2M13.5%2026-08-13
Hill City Capital Master Fund LPSC 13G7.7M5.1%2026-08-11

SC 13D = active intent to influence control (10-day filing deadline after crossing 5%). SC 13G = passive accumulation, no intent to influence control.