Blue Grotto Capital LLC Has $42.47 Million Stake in Twilio Inc. $TWLO

Blue Grotto Capital LLC trimmed its position in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 424,361 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,991 shares during the quarter. Twilio comprises about 4.9% of Blue Grotto Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Blue Grotto Capital LLC owned about 0.28% of Twilio worth $42,474,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TWLO. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in Twilio during the third quarter valued at $3,423,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Twilio by 57.0% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,212,436 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $121,353,000 after purchasing an additional 440,423 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Twilio by 54.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 90,517 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $9,060,000 after purchasing an additional 31,938 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Twilio by 19.7% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 70,294 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,036,000 after purchasing an additional 11,577 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hood River Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Twilio by 36.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 133,529 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $16,606,000 after purchasing an additional 35,468 shares during the period. 84.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on TWLO. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Twilio from $75.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Twilio in a report on Friday, February 13th. TD Cowen raised shares of Twilio from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $153.00 price objective on shares of Twilio in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citizens Jmp upped their target price on Twilio from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $145.22.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 806 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total value of $100,750.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 147,961 shares in the company, valued at $18,495,125. This represents a 0.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 13,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.28, for a total transaction of $1,790,758.08. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 193,781 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,020,912.68. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 43,753 shares of company stock worth $6,050,080. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Twilio Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of TWLO stock opened at $125.66 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $19.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 661.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.20 and a beta of 1.30. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $122.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.93. Twilio Inc. has a 1-year low of $77.51 and a 1-year high of $145.90.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Twilio had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 3.93%. Twilio’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.00 EPS. Twilio has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.210-1.260 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Twilio

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.