Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) CFO Sells 1,394 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Twilio CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 1,394 shares at an average price of $234.48, totaling $326,865.12. The sale was made to cover tax withholding on vested equity awards, leaving him with 108,330 shares.
• Twilio shares fell 4.7% to $221.26, though the stock remains well above its 52-week low and has a market capitalization of approximately $34 billion.
• Twilio exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $1.47 in EPS and $1.50 billion in revenue, up 22% year over year. Analysts maintain an overall “Buy” rating with an average price target of $249.68.

Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 1,394 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.48, for a total transaction of $326,865.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 108,330 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,401,218.40. This represents a 1.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Aidan Viggiano also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, July 2nd, Aidan Viggiano sold 8,528 shares of Twilio stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $1,751,907.04.
• On Tuesday, June 30th, Aidan Viggiano sold 9,093 shares of Twilio stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.25, for a total value of $1,829,966.25.

Twilio Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of Twilio stock traded down $10.84 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $221.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,142,731 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,507,157. Twilio Inc. has a 52 week low of $98.44 and a 52 week high of $258.35. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $206.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $167.59. The company has a market capitalization of $33.98 billion, a PE ratio of 30.82, a P/E/G ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 4.62 and a current ratio of 4.62.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.15. Twilio had a return on equity of 5.09% and a net margin of 20.61%.The firm had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Twilio has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.420-1.470 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Twilio Inc. will post 3.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Twilio

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in Twilio by 177.4% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 272,974 shares of the technology company's stock worth $56,323,000 after purchasing an additional 174,587 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp purchased a new position in shares of Twilio in the second quarter valued at $373,000. North Star Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Twilio during the 2nd quarter worth $309,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Twilio during the 2nd quarter worth $15,636,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Twilio in the 2nd quarter worth about $124,000. 84.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TWLO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Twilio from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Twilio in a research report on Monday, July 20th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Twilio from $200.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wolfe Research raised Twilio to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Twilio from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Twilio has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $249.68.

Twilio Company 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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