Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-nine brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation, eighteen have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $146.44.

TWLO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Twilio from $146.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Twilio from $130.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen cut Twilio from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday, October 31st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Twilio

In other Twilio news, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 7,213 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.97, for a total value of $980,751.61. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 112,236 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,260,728.92. The trade was a 6.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Andrew Stafman sold 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.00, for a total transaction of $129,000,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,295,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $296,055,000. This represents a 30.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,043,438 shares of company stock valued at $135,022,770 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Twilio

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Twilio by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,051 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,086,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Twilio during the second quarter valued at about $251,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in Twilio in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Twilio in the second quarter worth about $91,000. Finally, Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC bought a new stake in Twilio during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $225,000. Institutional investors own 84.27% of the company’s stock.

Twilio Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE TWLO opened at $111.93 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 273.00, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.32. Twilio has a one year low of $77.51 and a one year high of $149.19. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $131.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $119.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.68 and a quick ratio of 4.68.

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.