Twilio Inc. $TWLO Shares Sold by AlphaQuest LLC

Key Points

• AlphaQuest LLC has significantly **reduced its holdings** in Twilio Inc. by **81.6%**, leaving it with **1,441 shares** valued at **$141,000** after selling **6,385 shares**.
• Several other institutional investors have also changed their positions in Twilio, with **TCTC Holdings LLC increasing its stake by 118.1%** and new purchases made by LRI Investments LLC and Cloud Capital Management LLC during the first quarter.
• Twilio announced better-than-expected earnings, reporting **$1.19 EPS** and **$1.23 billion** in revenue for the latest quarter, beating estimates and showing a **13.5% increase in revenue** year-over-year.

AlphaQuest LLC reduced its stake in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) by 81.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,441 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 6,385 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC's holdings in Twilio were worth $141,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Allstate Corp increased its holdings in Twilio by 51.0% in the first quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 6,923 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $678,000 after buying an additional 2,337 shares during the last quarter. Circle Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Twilio by 127.4% in the 1st quarter. Circle Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,360 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,210,000 after acquiring an additional 6,924 shares during the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of Twilio by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 6,354 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $622,000 after acquiring an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC acquired a new position in Twilio in the first quarter worth $3,632,000. Finally, Candriam S.C.A. increased its stake in Twilio by 1.5% during the first quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 174,572 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $17,092,000 after purchasing an additional 2,655 shares during the last quarter. 84.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Twilio

In other Twilio news, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 1,807 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.94, for a total transaction of $191,433.58. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 146,016 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,468,935.04. The trade was a 1.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,595 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.06, for a total transaction of $1,591,430.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 246,986 shares of the company's stock, valued at $28,912,181.16. This trade represents a 5.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 51,671 shares of company stock worth $6,235,788 over the last 90 days. 4.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Twilio Stock Performance

TWLO traded up $0.90 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $106.14. The company's stock had a trading volume of 952,669 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,202,281. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.68. The company has a current ratio of 4.90, a quick ratio of 4.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a PE ratio of 884.57, a PEG ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.27. Twilio Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.85 and a fifty-two week high of $151.95.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.17. Twilio had a return on equity of 2.78% and a net margin of 0.43%.The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. Twilio has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.010-1.060 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a report on Friday, May 16th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Twilio from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Twilio from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Tigress Financial reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Twilio from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $129.32.

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.