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Twilio Inc. (TWLO) Stock Moves -1.31%: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Twilio Inc. (TWLO - Free Report) closed at $75.89, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.82%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 2.21%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.7%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 11.08% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 5.96%, while the S&P 500 lost 2.57%.

TWLO will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 12, 2019. In that report, analysts expect TWLO to post earnings of $0.04 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 233.33%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $184.30 million, up 59.93% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.10 per share and revenue of $626.61 million. These totals would mark changes of +152.63% and +57.04%, respectively, from last year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for TWLO. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 10.21% higher within the past month. TWLO is currently a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Digging into valuation, TWLO currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 746.04. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 56.87.

Meanwhile, TWLO's PEG ratio is currently 82.89. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Internet - Software stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.87 based on yesterday's closing prices.

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 36, which puts it in the top 14% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks. Com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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