Clayton Partners LLC Sells 21,824 Shares of Twilio Inc. $TWLO

Key Points

• Clayton Partners LLC sold 21,824 shares of Twilio Inc., reducing its position by 37.5%, leaving it with 36,354 shares valued at approximately $3.56 million.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Twilio, with price targets ranging from $125.00 to $145.00, reflecting optimism about the company's performance.
• Twilio reported a quarterly earnings surprise, posting $1.19 EPS compared to the expected $1.02, and experienced a year-over-year revenue increase of 13.5%.

Clayton Partners LLC trimmed its position in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) by 37.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 36,354 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 21,824 shares during the period. Twilio accounts for 3.1% of Clayton Partners LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Clayton Partners LLC's holdings in Twilio were worth $3,559,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Twilio by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC now owns 7,163 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its position in shares of Twilio by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 8,430 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $825,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Twilio by 12.1% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,104 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC raised its position in shares of Twilio by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 2,278 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $223,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its position in shares of Twilio by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 9,871 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $966,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. 84.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Twilio

In related news, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 8,297 shares of Twilio stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.05, for a total transaction of $971,163.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 147,823 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,302,682.15. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 20,008 shares of Twilio stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.53, for a total transaction of $2,491,596.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 260,581 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $32,450,151.93. This represents a 7.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 51,671 shares of company stock valued at $6,235,788. 4.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Twilio Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TWLO traded up $0.96 on Wednesday, reaching $105.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 670,397 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,209,548. Twilio Inc. has a 52-week low of $56.85 and a 52-week high of $151.95. The company has a market cap of $16.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 877.06, a PEG ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 4.90 and a current ratio of 4.90.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.17. Twilio had a net margin of 0.43% and a return on equity of 2.78%. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.87 EPS. The business's 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TWLO has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Twilio from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Twilio from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $132.00 target price on shares of Twilio and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, June 15th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Twilio from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Twilio has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $129.32.

Twilio Company 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.