Flight Deck Capital LP Makes New $8.04 Million Investment in Twilio Inc. $TWLO

Key Points

• Flight Deck Capital LP bought 80,300 shares of Twilio in Q3 (~$8.04 million), making TWLO its 7th-largest holding and accounting for ~6.1% of Flight Deck’s portfolio; Flight Deck owns about 0.05% of Twilio.
• Several large institutions also boosted positions (notably Bank of New York Mellon added 440,423 shares to hold 1,212,436 shares), leaving institutional ownership at 84.27%, while insiders have sold shares and now own 4.5% of the company.
• Twilio recently beat quarterly expectations (EPS $1.33 vs $1.24; revenue $1.37B, +14.3% YoY), issued Q1 FY2026 EPS guidance of 1.210–1.260, and has an average analyst target near $145.22.

Flight Deck Capital LP acquired a new stake in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 80,300 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $8,037,000. Twilio makes up approximately 6.1% of Flight Deck Capital LP's portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Flight Deck Capital LP owned 0.05% of Twilio at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TWLO. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in Twilio during the 3rd quarter worth $3,423,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Twilio by 57.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,212,436 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $121,353,000 after buying an additional 440,423 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Twilio by 54.5% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 90,517 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $9,060,000 after acquiring an additional 31,938 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of Twilio by 19.7% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 70,294 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $7,036,000 after acquiring an additional 11,577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Twilio by 253.6% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 40,086 shares of the technology company's stock worth $4,028,000 after acquiring an additional 28,748 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.27% of the company's stock.

Twilio Price Performance

Shares of TWLO opened at $124.40 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $18.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 654.78, a PEG ratio of 5.11 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $121.91 and a 200-day moving average of $120.31. The company has a current ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 4.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Twilio Inc. has a 52 week low of $77.51 and a 52 week high of $145.90.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. Twilio had a return on equity of 3.93% and a net margin of 0.67%.The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.00 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. Twilio has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.210-1.260 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Twilio

In other news, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 806 shares of Twilio stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total value of $100,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 147,961 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,495,125. The trade was a 0.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,336 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.28, for a total transaction of $1,790,758.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 193,781 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,020,912.68. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 43,753 shares of company stock valued at $6,050,080. 4.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Argus upgraded Twilio to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $153.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday. Finally, Mizuho set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a report on Monday, December 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $145.22.

Twilio 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.

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