Twilio Inc. $TWLO Stock Holdings Lowered by Trexquant Investment LP

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP significantly reduced its stake in Twilio Inc. by 83% during the first quarter, selling 212,938 shares and leaving it with 43,702 shares valued at approximately $4.28 million.
• Institutional investors now own 84.27% of Twilio's stock, with several hedge funds, including Concurrent Investment Advisors and Wellington Management, significantly increasing their positions during the same period.
• Analysts have adjusted their price targets for Twilio, with UBS lowering it from $150 to $135, while HSBC upgraded their rating and increased their price target from $77 to $99.

Trexquant Investment LP trimmed its position in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) by 83.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 43,702 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 212,938 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP's holdings in Twilio were worth $4,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TWLO. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Twilio during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Twilio during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. TCTC Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Twilio by 118.1% during the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 338 shares of the technology company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Twilio during the 1st quarter worth $34,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new position in shares of Twilio during the 1st quarter worth $37,000. 84.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on TWLO shares. Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Twilio from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Twilio from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. KeyCorp began 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. Finally, Tigress Financial restated a "buy" rating and set a $170.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Twilio currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $129.78.

Twilio Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of TWLO traded up $2.68 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $108.71. 1,868,419 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,199,141. The firm has a market cap of $16.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 906.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.55. Twilio Inc. has a 12-month low of $56.85 and a 12-month high of $151.95. The company has a quick ratio of 4.90, a current ratio of 4.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Twilio

In other Twilio news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,595 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 246,986 shares in the company, valued at $28,912,181.16. The trade was a 5.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 1,807 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.94, for a total value of $191,433.58. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 146,016 shares in the company, valued at $15,468,935.04. The trade was a 1.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 51,671 shares of company stock valued at $6,235,788. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.