Twilio Inc. $TWLO Stock: Quadrant Capital Group LLC Boosts Stake

Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) by 35.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 9,625 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,496 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Twilio were worth $2,710,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TWLO. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in Twilio by 137.9% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 648,882 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $81,642,000 after buying an additional 376,142 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its stake in Twilio by 17.6% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,331,471 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $293,237,000 after acquiring an additional 349,131 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Twilio by 10.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,261,235 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $410,330,000 after acquiring an additional 316,858 shares during the period. National Pension Service raised its holdings in Twilio by 1,177.6% in the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 261,307 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $53,915,000 after acquiring an additional 240,854 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Twilio by 89.8% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 483,611 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $63,092,000 after acquiring an additional 228,840 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.27% of the company’s stock.

Twilio News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Twilio this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded Twilio to Rank #1 (Strong Buy), citing improving earnings prospects. The upgrade may attract additional momentum-oriented buying and support the stock’s near-term performance. All You Need to Know About Twilio Rating Upgrade to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Twilio was also included in Zacks’ list of top momentum stocks for October 21, adding to the bullish technical and earnings narrative surrounding TWLO. Best Momentum Stock to Buy for October 21st
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG raised its price target for Twilio to $315, implying further upside from recent trading levels and signaling continued analyst confidence. BTIG Raised Twilio Target to USD 315
• Neutral Sentiment: Twilio was mentioned during CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” providing additional market visibility, although the reported featured picks were Amazon and UnitedHealth rather than a specific new recommendation on Twilio. CNBC Final Trades Including Twilio
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary warns that TWLO’s roughly 76.9% six-month gain may have outpaced the company’s underlying fundamentals, increasing valuation and profit-taking risk. 3 Reasons TWLO is Risky
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts also question Twilio’s competitive moat because messaging and voice services can be difficult to differentiate, potentially pressuring pricing and long-term margins. Twilio’s Economic Moat

Twilio Price Performance

NYSE:TWLO opened at $266.54 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 4.62 and a current ratio of 4.62. The company has a 50-day moving average of $254.29 and a 200-day moving average of $211.52. Twilio Inc. has a 52 week low of $105.00 and a 52 week high of $308.40. The company has a market capitalization of $40.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.12, a PEG ratio of 5.30 and a beta of 1.35.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.43 billion. Twilio had a net margin of 20.61% and a return on equity of 5.09%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. Twilio has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.420-1.470 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Twilio Inc. will post 3.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Twilio from $260.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Twilio in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Bank of America upped their target price on Twilio from $270.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Twilio from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $269.96.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Andrew Stafman sold 500,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $247.08, for a total value of $123,540,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 120,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,649,600. This represents a 80.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 14,442 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $291.03, for a total value of $4,203,055.26. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 178,863 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,054,498.89. This represents a 7.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 538,818 shares of company stock worth $134,833,645 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About Twilio

Twilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) provides a cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables businesses to communicate with customers through software and application programming interfaces (APIs). Its services support messaging, voice, video, email, authentication, contact centers and other digital interactions across mobile and web applications.

The company’s products include programmable communications tools, Twilio SendGrid for email delivery, Twilio Verify for user authentication, Twilio Flex for cloud contact centers, and Twilio Segment for collecting and using customer data.