Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) Downgraded to Hold Rating by Piper Sandler

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Piper Sandler from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Sunday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on TWLO. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Twilio from $75.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday. FBN Securities raised shares of Twilio to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Twilio from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Twilio from $117.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Twilio in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Twilio currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $144.24.

Twilio Stock Performance

Shares of Twilio stock opened at $136.59 on Friday. Twilio has a 12 month low of $77.51 and a 12 month high of $151.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 333.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $130.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $118.95. 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 data on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.18. Twilio had a net margin of 1.37% and a return on equity of 3.36%. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.02 earnings per share. Twilio’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. Twilio has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.170-1.22 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Twilio will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,266 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.37, for a total transaction of $1,901,946.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 207,117 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,694,364.29. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 8,109 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.38, for a total transaction of $1,162,668.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 119,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,126,597.62. This trade represents a 6.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,030,924 shares of company stock valued at $133,175,286 in the last ninety days. 0.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Twilio

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Twilio by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,274 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $158,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Twilio by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 13,587 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,360,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Twilio by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,281 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Optimum Investment Advisors increased its position in Twilio by 13.6% during the 2nd quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 835 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ raised its holdings in shares of Twilio by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 42,224 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,226,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.27% of the company’s stock.

Twilio News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Twilio this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BTIG initiated coverage with a “Buy” and $165 target, giving the stock a clear near?term bullish catalyst from a new coverage analyst (encourages demand from model/coverage?dependent funds).
• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer raised its price target to $170 from $145, signaling stronger upside assumptions from that shop. Oppenheimer raises TWLO PT to $170
• Positive Sentiment: Twilio was included in MarketBeat’s list of AI/cloud names with analyst conviction, reinforcing the company’s thematic exposure to AI-driven growth narratives. MarketBeat: AI & Cloud Stock Ideas
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks ran a market?action note highlighting TWLO’s intraday weakness vs. the market; useful for traders but contains no new fundamental catalyst. Zacks: TWLO Stock Declines
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad media/financial writeups (Yahoo Finance) revisited Twilio’s recent results and guidance — these can prompt re?reads by investors but don’t add a new directional catalyst. Yahoo Finance: TWLO Financials Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler downgraded Twilio to Neutral (from Overweight), citing fair valuation; that downgrade likely dented buy?side conviction and contributed to selling pressure. Piper Sandler Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold ~13,266 shares (~$1.9M at ~$143.37) and CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 8,109 shares (~$1.16M at ~$143.38) on Dec. 31; each trimmed holdings by ~6%, which can spook investors even if the trades are routine. CEO Form 4 CFO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Small institutional trimming: Cwm LLC sold ~23% of its TWLO stake (4,823 shares), adding to net outflows though the position size is modest. Cwm LLC sale

Twilio Company Profile

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.