Insider Selling: Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) CEO Sells 12,624 Shares of Stock
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyTwilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO – Get Free Report) CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 12,624 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.81, for a total value of $1,550,353.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 251,257 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,856,872.17. This trade represents a 4.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.
Khozema Shipchandler also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, January 6th, Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,336 shares of Twilio stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.28, for a total value of $1,790,758.08.
Twilio Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE TWLO traded up $0.42 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $130.88. 1,074,841 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,375,671. Twilio Inc. has a 52 week low of $77.51 and a 52 week high of $145.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $121.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $122.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.03 and a quick ratio of 4.03. The company has a market cap of $19.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 688.87, a PEG ratio of 5.16 and a beta of 1.30.
Twilio (NYSE:TWLO – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Twilio had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 3.93%. Twilio’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.00 EPS. Twilio has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.210-1.260 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
TWLO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Twilio from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. TD Cowen raised Twilio from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $125.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $153.00 price objective on Twilio in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $170.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a report on Monday, January 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $145.22.
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Institutional Trading of Twilio
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TWLO. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Twilio by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,051 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,086,000 after buying an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Twilio during the 2nd quarter worth $251,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Twilio by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 124,544 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $15,488,000 after acquiring an additional 2,793 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Twilio by 18.1% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 22,830 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,839,000 after acquiring an additional 3,498 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blueshift Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Twilio during the second quarter worth $286,000. 84.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.