Meritage Portfolio Management Makes New Investment in Twilio Inc. $TWLO

Meritage Portfolio Management bought a new stake in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 76,318 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,639,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of TWLO. CENTRAL TRUST Co purchased a new position in Twilio in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Twilio in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Twilio in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Estabrook Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Twilio during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new position in shares of Twilio during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.27% of the company’s stock.

Twilio Trading Down 5.4%

Shares of Twilio stock opened at $122.88 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $132.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $119.62. The company has a current ratio of 4.68, a quick ratio of 4.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Twilio Inc. has a 12-month low of $77.51 and a 12-month high of $151.95. The company has a market cap of $18.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 299.70, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.30.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.25 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. Twilio had a return on equity of 3.36% and a net margin of 1.37%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.02 earnings per share. Twilio has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.170-1.22 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TWLO has been the topic of a number of research reports. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Twilio from $130.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Twilio in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. BTIG Research began coverage on shares of Twilio in a report on Monday, January 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Citizens Jmp boosted their target price on shares of Twilio from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $145.84.

Insider Buying and Selling at Twilio

In related news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.28, for a total value of $1,790,758.08. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 193,781 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,020,912.68. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Andrew Stafman sold 1,000,000 shares of Twilio stock in a transaction that occurred 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 approximately $296,055,000. The trade was a 30.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,043,438 shares of company stock valued at $135,022,770 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About Twilio

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.