Twilio Inc. $TWLO Stock: Quadrant Capital Group LLC Grows Stake

Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) by 35.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,625 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,496 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Twilio were worth $2,710,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in TWLO. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Twilio in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in Twilio during the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Twilio during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP bought a new stake in Twilio during the third quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in Twilio during the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. 84.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 14,442 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.03, for a total transaction of $4,203,055.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 178,863 shares in the company, valued at $52,054,498.89. The trade was a 7.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 9,084 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $294.65, for a total value of $2,676,600.60. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 538,818 shares of company stock valued at $134,833,645 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Twilio News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Twilio this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded Twilio to Rank #1 (Strong Buy), citing improving earnings prospects. The upgrade may attract additional momentum-oriented buying and support the stock’s near-term performance. All You Need to Know About Twilio Rating Upgrade to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Twilio was also included in Zacks’ list of top momentum stocks for October 21, adding to the bullish technical and earnings narrative surrounding TWLO. Best Momentum Stock to Buy for October 21st
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG raised its price target for Twilio to $315, implying further upside from recent trading levels and signaling continued analyst confidence. BTIG Raised Twilio Target to USD 315
• Neutral Sentiment: Twilio was mentioned during CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” providing additional market visibility, although the reported featured picks were Amazon and UnitedHealth rather than a specific new recommendation on Twilio. CNBC Final Trades Including Twilio
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary warns that TWLO’s roughly 76.9% six-month gain may have outpaced the company’s underlying fundamentals, increasing valuation and profit-taking risk. 3 Reasons TWLO is Risky
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts also question Twilio’s competitive moat because messaging and voice services can be difficult to differentiate, potentially pressuring pricing and long-term margins. Twilio’s Economic Moat

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their price target on shares of Twilio from $246.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Twilio from $260.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised shares of Twilio from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 16th. Mizuho set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $325.00 target price on shares of Twilio in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $269.96.

Twilio Trading Up 3.0%

Twilio stock opened at $266.54 on Thursday. Twilio Inc. has a 52 week low of $105.00 and a 52 week high of $308.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 4.62 and a current ratio of 4.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.93 billion, a PE ratio of 37.12, a PEG ratio of 5.30 and a beta of 1.35. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $254.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.52.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.15. Twilio had a return on equity of 5.09% and a net margin of 20.61%. The firm had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.19 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Twilio has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.420-1.470 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Twilio Inc. will post 3.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Twilio Profile

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.