BTIG Research Begins Coverage on Twilio (NYSE:TWLO)

Research analysts at BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) in a research note issued on Monday. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price target on the technology company’s stock. BTIG Research’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 21.44% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on TWLO. KeyCorp raised their price target on Twilio from $146.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Twilio from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 target price on shares of Twilio in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Twilio from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $144.24.

Twilio Stock Performance

Shares of TWLO stock traded down $2.50 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $135.87. 1,800,845 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,859,852. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $130.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $118.81. The company has a market cap of $20.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 331.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.68 and a quick ratio of 4.68. Twilio has a 12-month low of $77.51 and a 12-month high of $151.95.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.25 billion. Twilio had a net margin of 1.37% and a return on equity of 3.36%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.02 EPS. Twilio has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.170-1.22 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Twilio will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Twilio

In related news, Director Andrew Stafman sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.00, for a total transaction of $129,000,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,295,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $296,055,000. This represents a 30.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 1,514 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.28, for a total transaction of $186,645.92. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 128,104 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,792,661.12. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,009,549 shares of company stock worth $130,110,671 in the last 90 days. 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Twilio during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,809,000. Hood River Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Twilio by 36.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 133,529 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,606,000 after acquiring an additional 35,468 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its stake in Twilio by 77.8% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 91,122 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $11,332,000 after acquiring an additional 39,870 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Twilio by 694.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 58,579 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,285,000 after acquiring an additional 51,208 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peak Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Twilio during the 2nd quarter worth about $476,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.27% of the company’s stock.

Twilio Company Profile

Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) is a cloud communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) company that enables developers and enterprises to embed communications into web and mobile applications. Its core offering is a suite of programmable APIs that handle messaging (SMS, MMS, and chat), voice calling, video, and user authentication. Twilio’s platform is designed to help businesses build customer engagement and communication workflows without managing telecommunications infrastructure directly.

The company’s product portfolio includes programmable voice and messaging APIs, Twilio Video for real‑time video applications, and Twilio Authy for multi‑factor authentication.