Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Buys New Stake in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO)

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super purchased a new stake in shares of Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 285,793 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $30,889,000. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super owned approximately 0.19% of Twilio at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TWLO. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Twilio by 718.7% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,262,765 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $352,640,000 after purchasing an additional 2,864,235 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Twilio during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $222,146,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Twilio in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $62,999,000. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in shares of Twilio by 3,999.9% in the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 521,882 shares of the technology company's stock worth $56,687,000 after purchasing an additional 509,153 shares during the period. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Twilio by 1,267.3% during the 4th quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 454,435 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $49,115,000 after purchasing an additional 421,199 shares during the last quarter. 84.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Twilio Stock Down 1.2 %

TWLO traded down $1.01 on Friday, hitting $84.76. The company had a trading volume of 1,493,706 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,638,090. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -132.43, a P/E/G ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 5.06 and a current ratio of 5.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $103.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $103.22. Twilio Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.51 and a 12-month high of $151.95.

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.77). The firm had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.19 billion. Twilio had a positive return on equity of 1.38% and a negative net margin of 2.45%. Analysts predict that Twilio Inc. will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Aidan Viggiano sold 7,524 shares of Twilio stock in a transaction on Monday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.88, for a total transaction of $721,401.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 176,640 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,936,243.20. The trade was a 4.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Khozema Shipchandler sold 12,056 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.88, for a total value of $1,155,929.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 295,134 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,297,447.92. The trade was a 3.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 23,471 shares of company stock worth $2,344,149 in the last ninety days. 4.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on TWLO shares. Baird R W upgraded shares of Twilio from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Twilio from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Barclays upped their target price on Twilio from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Twilio from $160.00 to $111.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Twilio from $105.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $132.13.

About Twilio

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.