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Twilio (TWLO) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Twilio (TWLO - Free Report) closed at $327.61, marking a +0.34% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.52%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.62%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.12%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 20.16% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 5.18%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.76%.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from TWLO as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of -$0.09, down 250% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $533.44 million, up 46.2% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$0.13 per share and revenue of $2.41 billion, which would represent changes of -156.52% and +36.67%, respectively, from the prior year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for TWLO. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 4.18% higher within the past month. TWLO is holding a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) right now.

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 176, which puts it in the bottom 31% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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