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Twilio (TWLO) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Twilio (TWLO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $304.12, moving -9.41% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.82%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 4.92% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 2.39% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.31% in that time.

In that report, analysts expect TWLO to post earnings of -$0.05 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 155.56%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $571.77 million, up 42.64% from the prior-year quarter.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$0.14 per share and revenue of $2.43 billion, which would represent changes of -160.87% and +37.74%, respectively, from the prior year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for TWLO should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. TWLO is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 189, putting it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.

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