The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 17.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 81% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 44%. The street (29 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $197.
Twilio Inc
TWLO · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $34.9B · 5,558 employees
Twilio Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides customer engagement platform solutions in the United States and internationally.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0At the last full screen
2026-09-11
Screened 2026-09-11 · the tape above runs as of 23:00 UTC · 20 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 227.35 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 211.91, over the last year.
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical passes the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its accumulation label.
Twilio Inc holds its Accumulation at $227.35. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days |
| Price at the screen | $227.35 |
| Valuation | 31.45 trailing · 33.50 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.41 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 11.07% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 11.1% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 18.30% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 18.3% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 13.50% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 13.5% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-11 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 6.8% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 29 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +17% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-11 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsTwilio powers messages yet misses on value
Picture a small business sending a verification code or a delivery alert. That message often travels across Twilio's network of APIs. The setup looks useful on the surface yet the numbers tell a cooler story.
The shares sit ten percent above our fair value with a forward multiple of thirty one times. Revenue climbs twenty percent but profit margins sit at two percent and return on equity at one percent. A narrow moat and an opportunity rating of none leave little margin for error.
Growth may continue yet the current price already prices in strong execution. Low returns on capital and a stretched valuation create the real risk of disappointment. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 33.5xpriced for continued growth |
| Trailing P/E | 31.4xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 7.23 |
| EPS, forward | 6.79 |
| Revenue growth | +22.0%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 20.6%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 13.5%a solid return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 2.73% |
| Debt to equity | 0.12minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 4.62comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 1.41moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.04% |
| 52-week range | 98.44 - 258.35 |
| Moat | NARROW |
| Market cap | $34.9B |
| Employees | 5,558 |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 5.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 81% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 44%. The street (29 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $197.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 81% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 74%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 44%. The street (29 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $197.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
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| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | Josh Gottheimer | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $198.59 | +4.3% | · | $1,043 | +4.3% |
| 2 months | $117.65 | +76.1% | · | $1,761 | +76.1% |
| 3 months | $125.51 | +65.0% | · | $1,650 | +65.0% |
| 6 months | $134.24 | +54.3% | · | $1,543 | +54.3% |
| 1 year | $119.13 | +73.9% | · | $1,739 | +73.9% |
| 2 years | $57.80 | +258.4% | · | $3,584 | +258.4% |
| 3 years | $63.89 | +224.2% | · | $3,242 | +224.2% |
| 5 years | $332.73 | -37.8% | · | $623 | -37.8% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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