Duquesne Family Office LLC Purchases New Stake in Twilio Inc. $TWLO

Key Points

• Duquesne Family Office LLC has made a significant investment in Twilio Inc., purchasing 362,155 shares valued at approximately $35.5 million, making it the firm's 27th largest position.
• Twilio's stock has experienced various changes in institutional holdings, with 84.27% of the company’s shares now owned by institutional investors, including large increases from firms like AXA S.A. and Aptus Capital Advisors.
• Twilio recently announced quarterly earnings with an EPS of $1.19, exceeding analyst expectations, indicating a 13.5% increase in revenue year-over-year.

Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 362,155 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $35,459,000. Twilio makes up about 1.2% of Duquesne Family Office LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Duquesne Family Office LLC owned approximately 0.24% of Twilio at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TWLO. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in Twilio by 1,292.9% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,129,725 shares of the technology company's stock worth $122,101,000 after acquiring an additional 1,048,619 shares in the last quarter. Whale Rock Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Twilio during the fourth quarter worth $111,312,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its stake in Twilio by 683.0% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 935,697 shares of the technology company's stock worth $101,130,000 after acquiring an additional 816,197 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Twilio by 236.3% during the first quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 945,594 shares of the technology company's stock worth $92,583,000 after acquiring an additional 664,420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Polar Capital Holdings Plc bought a new position in Twilio during the fourth quarter worth $60,949,000. 84.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Twilio

In other news, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 1,807 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.94, for a total value of $191,433.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 146,016 shares in the company, valued at $15,468,935.04. This represents a 1.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,595 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.06, for a total transaction of $1,591,430.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 246,986 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $28,912,181.16. The trade was a 5.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 51,671 shares of company stock valued at $6,235,788. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock.

Twilio Stock Up 2.4%

TWLO traded up $2.57 during trading on Friday, hitting $108.60. 2,500,259 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,539,096. The company has a quick ratio of 4.90, a current ratio of 4.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The business's 50 day moving average is $115.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $109.35. Twilio Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.85 and a fifty-two week high of $151.95. The stock has a market cap of $16.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 905.11, a PEG ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 1.27.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on TWLO shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $132.00 target price on shares of Twilio and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, June 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Twilio from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of Twilio in a report on Friday, June 6th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $146.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Twilio from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a report on Friday, May 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $129.78.

About Twilio

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.