Twilio Inc. $TWLO Stock Holdings Lifted by Beaconlight Capital LLC

Beaconlight Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) by 589.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 68,753 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,786 shares during the period. Twilio accounts for about 4.9% of Beaconlight Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Beaconlight Capital LLC’s holdings in Twilio were worth $8,550,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. raised its position in Twilio by 17.7% during the first quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,280,363 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $321,180,000 after acquiring an additional 493,000 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its stake in shares of Twilio by 36.4% during the 1st quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,071,826 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $202,852,000 after purchasing an additional 553,043 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Twilio by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,920,443 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $188,031,000 after purchasing an additional 318,015 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Twilio in the 2nd quarter valued at $228,877,000. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd bought a new stake in Twilio in the second quarter worth $212,059,000. Institutional investors own 84.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Twilio

In related news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,681 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.59, for a total value of $1,376,171.79. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 233,305 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,468,149.95. This represents a 5.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 8,363 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.59, for a total value of $841,234.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 137,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,846,515.27. This trade represents a 5.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,044,515 shares of company stock valued at $133,673,128 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on TWLO. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $154.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Bank of America boosted their target price on Twilio from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Twilio from $130.00 to $147.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Twilio from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Twilio in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $139.26.

Twilio Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of TWLO stock opened at $132.83 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 323.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.32. Twilio Inc. has a 1 year low of $77.51 and a 1 year high of $151.95. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $121.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.50. 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 (NYSE:TWLO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.25 billion. Twilio had a net margin of 1.37% and a return on equity of 3.36%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $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 Inc. will post 1.44 EPS for the current year.

Twilio Profile

Twilio Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides customer engagement platform solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Twilio Communications and Twilio Segment. The company provides various application programming interfaces and software solutions for communications between customers and end users, including messaging, voice, email, flex, marketing campaigns, and user identity and authentication.