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

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In the latest trading session, Twilio (TWLO - Free Report) closed at $267.17, marking a -0.6% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.62% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.55%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.03%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had lost 5.33% over the past month. This has lagged the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1.01% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.39% in that time.

Twilio will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Twilio to post earnings of -$0.23 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 675%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $768.89 million, up 40.29% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$0.27 per share and revenue of $2.76 billion, which would represent changes of -217.39% and +56.68%, respectively, from the prior year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Twilio should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

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. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.66% higher. Twilio is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 199, which puts it in the bottom 22% of all 250+ industries.

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