Freedom Investment Management Inc. Reduces Holdings in Twilio Inc. $TWLO

Freedom Investment Management Inc. cut its stake in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 5,530 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,121 shares during the quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Twilio were worth $688,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Twilio by 1.5% in the first quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC now owns 7,163 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Twilio by 2.9% in the second quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,980 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $495,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its stake in Twilio by 1.4% in the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 8,430 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $825,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Twilio by 12.1% in the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,104 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its stake in Twilio by 5.8% in the first quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 2,278 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. 84.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Twilio Price Performance

NYSE:TWLO opened at $112.73 on Friday. Twilio Inc. has a 52 week low of $70.03 and a 52 week high of $151.95. The company has a quick ratio of 4.90, a current ratio of 4.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.30 billion, a PE ratio of 939.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $105.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.89.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.17. Twilio had a return on equity of 2.78% and a net margin of 0.43%.The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.87 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. Twilio has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.010-1.060 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 12,922 shares of Twilio stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.09, for a total value of $1,345,050.98. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 220,383 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,939,666.47. The trade was a 5.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 8,035 shares of Twilio stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.00, for a total transaction of $924,025.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 129,618 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,906,070. The trade was a 5.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 44,808 shares of company stock worth $4,677,916. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TWLO has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Twilio from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Twilio in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Twilio from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $152.00 price target on Twilio in a research report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.00.

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.