Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $146.44.

TWLO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Monness Crespi & Hardt increased their target price on shares of Twilio from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Mizuho set a $150.00 price target on Twilio in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Twilio from $130.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $148.00 price target (up from $145.00) on shares of Twilio in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Twilio from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st.

Twilio Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:TWLO traded down $1.79 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $108.65. The stock had a trading volume of 597,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,588,465. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 265.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $130.00 and its 200-day moving average is $119.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 4.68 and a current ratio of 4.68. Twilio has a 1 year low of $77.51 and a 1 year high of $147.42.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,336 shares of the 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 193,781 shares in the company, valued at $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 available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 8,109 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.38, for a total value of $1,162,668.42. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 119,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,126,597.62. The trade was a 6.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,043,438 shares of company stock worth $135,022,770. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Twilio

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of Twilio by 34.7% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 303 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Twilio by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,459 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Twilio by 0.7% in the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 13,587 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,360,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Twilio by 4.5% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,281 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optimum Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Twilio by 13.6% during the 2nd quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 835 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. 84.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.