Twilio Inc. $TWLO Stock Holdings Lifted by Quantbot Technologies LP

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in Twilio Inc. by 102.8% in Q1, owning a total of 38,821 shares valued at approximately $3.8 million.
• Twilio's recent earnings report exceeded expectations, with $1.19 EPS against the projected $1.02, alongside a revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter.
• As of now, 84.27% of Twilio's stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds, indicating strong institutional confidence in the company.

Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its holdings in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) by 102.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,821 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 19,678 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in Twilio were worth $3,801,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TWLO. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Twilio in the fourth quarter valued at $301,258,000. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in Twilio by 1,292.9% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,129,725 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $122,101,000 after acquiring an additional 1,048,619 shares during the last quarter. Whale Rock Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Twilio in the fourth quarter valued at $111,312,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its holdings in Twilio by 683.0% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 935,697 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $101,130,000 after acquiring an additional 816,197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in Twilio by 236.3% in the first quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 945,594 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $92,583,000 after purchasing an additional 664,420 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.27% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TWLO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. HSBC raised Twilio from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $77.00 to $99.00 in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Twilio from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Twilio from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $132.00 price objective on Twilio and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, June 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on Twilio from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $126.74.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Erika Rottenberg sold 4,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.03, for a total transaction of $492,123.00. Following the sale, the director owned 33,488 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,019,564.64. The trade was a 10.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 1,807 shares of the business's 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 directly owned 146,016 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,468,935.04. The trade was a 1.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 55,771 shares of company stock valued at $6,727,911 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock.

Twilio Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TWLO traded up $5.31 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $106.28. 3,682,395 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,766,759. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 4.90 and a quick ratio of 4.90. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $118.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $111.79. The firm has a market cap of $16.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 885.74, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.23. Twilio Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.85 and a twelve month high of $151.95.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The business 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%.The business's revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.87 earnings per share. Twilio has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.010-1.060 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 EPS for the current year.

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.