Twilio Inc. $TWLO Holdings Trimmed by State of Wyoming

State of Wyoming reduced its stake in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) by 33.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,650 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,850 shares during the quarter. State of Wyoming’s holdings in Twilio were worth $1,652,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in TWLO. Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Twilio in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Twilio in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Twilio in the 3rd quarter worth about $39,000. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Twilio during the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Twilio during the 3rd quarter worth about $58,000. 84.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Twilio

In other news, Director Andrew Stafman sold 500,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $247.08, for a total transaction of $123,540,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 120,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,649,600. The trade was a 80.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 9,084 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $294.65, for a total value of $2,676,600.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 99,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,242,833.90. This trade represents a 8.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 538,818 shares of company stock worth $134,833,645. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Twilio Stock Down 14.9%

NYSE:TWLO opened at $205.95 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.62, a current ratio of 4.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Twilio Inc. has a 12-month low of $105.00 and a 12-month high of $308.40. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $256.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $188.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.91, a P/E/G ratio of 4.96 and a beta of 1.35.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The technology company reported $1.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. Twilio had a return on equity of 5.74% and a net margin of 21.82%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Twilio Inc. will post 3.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on TWLO shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Twilio from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 16th. BTIG Research upped their price objective on shares of Twilio from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Twilio from $192.00 to $247.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Twilio from $275.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Twilio has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.00.

Key Twilio News

Here are the key news stories impacting Twilio this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Twilio reported third-quarter revenue of $1.56 billion, up nearly 20% year over year and above the $1.52 billion analyst consensus. Adjusted earnings of $1.65 per share also exceeded estimates of approximately $1.46-$1.47. Twilio Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Demand for messaging, voice, email and artificial-intelligence-related communications supported growth, while profitability improved. Management also raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook. Twilio Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Strong Revenue Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Record free cash flow and management’s view that long-term AI demand remains intact provide support for the company’s longer-term growth thesis. TWLO Stock and AI Demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Needham maintained a “buy” rating but lowered its price target from $280 to $240, reflecting continued confidence in Twilio while acknowledging increased near-term uncertainty. Needham Twilio Rating
• Negative Sentiment: Organic revenue growth was 16% in the third quarter, but management expects it to slow to roughly 11%-12% in the fourth quarter. The lower growth forecast overshadowed the earnings beat and raised concerns that AI benefits may take longer to accelerate. Twilio Sees Slower Q4 Growth and Lower Profit
• Negative Sentiment: The fourth-quarter outlook also points to lower profit, prompting investors to reassess Twilio’s elevated valuation despite strong cash generation and a raised full-year revenue forecast. Twilio Stock Sinks as Slowing Growth Raises Concerns

About Twilio

Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) provides a cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables businesses to communicate with customers through software and application programming interfaces (APIs). Its services support messaging, voice, video, email, authentication, contact centers and other digital interactions across mobile and web applications.

The company’s products include programmable communications tools, Twilio SendGrid for email delivery, Twilio Verify for user authentication, Twilio Flex for cloud contact centers, and Twilio Segment for collecting and using customer data.