Kathmere Capital Management LLC Invests $414,000 in Twilio Inc. $TWLO

Key Points

• Kathmere Capital Management LLC invested $414,000 in Twilio Inc., purchasing 3,328 shares during the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Jericho Capital Asset Management and Alyeska Investment Group, have significantly increased their stakes in Twilio, leading to institutional ownership of 84.27%.
• Twilio's stock is currently rated as a "Moderate Buy" with a consensus price target of $129.78, following growth forecasts and various upgraded ratings from analysts.

Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 3,328 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $414,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Twilio by 17.7% in the first quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,280,363 shares of the technology company's stock worth $321,180,000 after buying an additional 493,000 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Twilio by 36.4% in the first quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,071,826 shares of the technology company's stock worth $202,852,000 after buying an additional 553,043 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Twilio by 19.8% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,920,443 shares of the technology company's stock worth $188,031,000 after buying an additional 318,015 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Twilio by 3.4% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,271,273 shares of the technology company's stock worth $124,470,000 after buying an additional 41,896 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Twilio by 5.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,168,947 shares of the technology company's stock worth $114,452,000 after buying an additional 60,002 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.27% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Twilio from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. KeyCorp began coverage on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday, June 6th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $146.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "underperform" rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. 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 research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $129.78.

Twilio Price Performance

Shares of Twilio stock opened at $102.33 on Monday. Twilio Inc. has a one year low of $63.19 and a one year high of $151.95. The stock's fifty day moving average is $110.69 and its 200 day moving average is $108.61. The stock has a market cap of $15.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 852.82, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.27. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.17. Twilio had a return on equity of 2.78% and a net margin of 0.43%.The business 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 company posted $0.87 earnings per share. Twilio's revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. Twilio has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.010-1.060 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,595 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 246,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,912,181.16. The trade was a 5.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 8,297 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.05, for a total value of $971,163.85. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 147,823 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,302,682.15. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 23,699 shares of company stock valued at $2,754,028. 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.

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