BTIG Research Increases Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) Price Target to $175.00

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) had its price target lifted by equities researchers at BTIG Research from $155.00 to $175.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a "buy" rating on the technology company's stock. BTIG Research's price target suggests a potential upside of 22.78% from the stock's previous close.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on TWLO. Argus raised shares of Twilio to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. TD Cowen raised shares of Twilio from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $125.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Twilio in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Twilio from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $153.04.

Twilio Price Performance

NYSE TWLO opened at $142.53 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $126.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $125.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.03 and a quick ratio of 4.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 750.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.67 and a beta of 1.28. Twilio has a 52-week low of $91.84 and a 52-week high of $154.64.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Twilio had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 3.93%. The firm's revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.00 earnings per share. Twilio has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.210-1.260 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Twilio will post 2.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Twilio

In related news, Director Erika Rottenberg sold 1,800 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.02, for a total transaction of $268,236.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 34,495 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,140,444.90. This trade represents a 4.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 9,389 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.51, for a total value of $1,197,191.39. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 130,341 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,619,780.91. This trade represents a 6.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 49,588 shares of company stock valued at $6,336,644. 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Twilio

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Twilio during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in Twilio during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in Twilio during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Twilio during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Twilio during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.27% 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.

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