Twilio Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides customer engagement platform solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Twilio Communications and Twilio Segment. The company provides various application programming interfaces and software solutions for communications between customers and end users, including messaging, voice, email, flex, marketing campaigns, and user identity and authentication. It also offers software products to build direct, personalized relationships with their end users, such as segment, a platform that provides tools for first-party data by unifying real-time information collected; and engage, an automation platform for the delivery of omnichannel campaigns. Twilio Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Средний индекс, значительно упал. Оптимистичный взгляд на свои позиции резко сменился на неуверенность.

Medium index, significantly down. An optimistic view of his position suddenly changed to uncertainty.

Сильный индекс, значительно упал. Медведи в растерянности.

Strong index, significantly down. The bears are confused.

Средний индекс, значительно упал. Рынок не поддерживает быков.

Medium index, significantly down. The market does not support the bulls.

Средний индекс, значительно вырос. Рынок на стороне медведей.

Medium index, significantly up. The market is on the bears' side.

Средний индекс, значительно упал. Отток средств из лонгов увеличился и находится на высоком уровне.

Medium index, significantly down. The outflow of funds from longs has increased and is at a high level.

Средний индекс, значительно вырос. Приток средств в шорты увеличился и находится на высоком уровне.

Medium index, significantly up. The inflow of funds into shorts has increased and is at a high level.

In trading on Friday, computers shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Quantum, down about 10.2% and shares of Super Micro Computer down about 7.3% on the day.
Also lagging the market Friday are application software shares, down on the day by about 2.9% as a group, led down by Bandwidth, trading lower by about 13% and Twilio, trading lower by about 10.2%.

Friday Sector Laggards: Computers, Application Software Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.51% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.93%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.42%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26) rose +0.47%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26) rose +0.39%.
Stock indexes settled higher on Friday amid a slide in crude oil prices. WTI crude oil tumbled more than -2% on Friday on hopes for diplomacy to end the US-Iran war that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Also, strength in chipmakers and AI stocks on Friday supported stocks amid optimism over AI and demand for AI infrastructure.
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Friday’s US economic news was better than expected and supportive for stocks after Aug nondefense ex-aircraft capital goods new orders, a proxy for capital spending, rose +1.6% m/m, stronger than expectations of +0.6% m/m. July was also revised upward to +0.6% m/m from the previously reported unchanged m/m. In addition, the University of Michigan US Sep consumer sentiment index was unexpectedly revised upward by +0.3 to 48.1, stronger than expectations of a downward revision to 47.5.
Gains in stock indexes were limited on Friday after the 10-year T-note yield climbed to a new 19-year high of 5.23% on fears the Fed will continue to raise interest rates. New York Fed President John Williams said Friday that the Fed needs to return inflation to target, and it can't ignore supply shocks if they have a persistent effect on prices.
Nov WTI crude oil prices (CLX26) fell more than -2% on Friday after Iran proposed a 7-day plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Under the conditions Iran has set for the agreement, all hostilities would end during the seven days, including in Lebanon; the US would release Iran’s frozen assets (estimated at $12 billion), waive sanctions on Iranian oil, and lift the naval blockade on Iran. Then, on the last day, the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said that after the seven days, comprehensive negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program would immediately begin.
Markets are discounting a 64% chance of a +25 bp Fed rate hike at the next FOMC meeting on October 27-28.
Overseas stock markets settled higher on Friday. The Euro Stoxx 50 closed up +0.48%. China's Shanghai Composite did not trade Friday, with markets in China closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Japan's Nikkei-225 Stock Average rose to a 2.5-week high and closed up +1.30%.
Interest Rates
December 10-year T-notes (ZNZ6) settled unchanged on Friday. The 10-year T-note yield fell -1.2 bp to 5.165%. Dec T-notes recovered from early losses on Friday and moved higher after WTI crude oil fell more than -2%, which eased inflation expectations and sparked some short covering.
T-notes initially moved lower on Friday, and the 10-year T-note yield rose to a new 19-year high of 5.225%. T-notes came under pressure on hawkish comments from New York Fed President John Williams, who stressed that the Fed needs to return inflation to target. T-notes were also undercut by better-than-expected US economic news, including Aug nondefense ex-aircraft capital goods new orders and the University of Michigan Sep US consumer sentiment index.
European government bond yields were mixed on Friday. The 10-year German bund yield rose to a 17-year high of 3.632% and finished up +0.2 bp to 3.601%. The 10-year UK gilt yield fell from a 1.5-week high of 5.408% and finished down -1.5 bp to 5.366%.
The German Oct GfK consumer confidence index fell -3.8 to a 5-month low of -30.6, weaker than expectations of -27.2.
Markets are discounting a 42% chance of a +25 bp ECB rate hike at the ECB’s next meeting on October 29.
US Stock Movers
Chipmakers and AI stocks rallied on Friday, supporting the overall market. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) closed up more than +1%. Microchip Technology (MCHP) closed up more than +5% to lead gainers in the Nasdaq 100, and ON Semiconductor (ON) closed up more than +5%. Also, NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) and Qualcomm (QCOM) closed up more than +3%, and Analog Devices (ADI), Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), and Texas Instruments (TXN) closed up more than +2%. In addition, ARM Holdings Plc (ARM), SanDisk (SNDK), ASML Holding NV (ASML), Western Digital (WDC), Marvell Technology (MRVL), and Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX) closed up more than +1%.
Cybersecurity stocks were under pressure on Friday, led by a -10% decline in Zscaler (ZS) after announcing Ross Tackett as the new chief revenue officer, effective October 1. Also, Gen Digital (GEN) closed down more than -6% to lead losers in the S&P 500, and SentinelOne (S) closed down more than -6%. In addition, Okta (OKTA) closed down more than -5%, and Palo Alto Networks (PANW) closed down more than -3% to lead losers in the Nasdaq 100. Finally, Fortinet (FTNT), CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), and Cloudflare (NET) closed down more than -2%.
Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) closed up more than +13% after announcing a purchase agreement with Wyoming Machinery Company for $340.5 million of Balance of Plant equipment for a power generation project.
People Inc. (PPLI) closed up more than +11% after the Wall Street Journal reported that MGM Resorts International is discussing making a bid for the company.
Humana (HUM) closed up more than +4% after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight with a price target of $515.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) closed up more than +3% after agreeing to a seven-year $11.6 billion deal to provide computing power to Anthropic.
Twilio (TWLO) closed down more than -7% after HSBC downgraded the stock to reduce from hold with a price target of $211.
Otis Worldwide (OTIS) closed down more than -1% after Wells Fargo & Co initiated coverage on the stock with a recommendation of underweight.
Comcast Corp (CMCSA) closed down -1% after KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the stock to underweight from sector weight with a price target of $18.
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Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.25% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.30%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26) are up +0.25%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26) are up +0.31%.
Stock indexes are moving higher today amid weakness in crude oil prices. WTI crude oil is down more than -1% on a report that US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Also, strength in chipmakers and AI stocks today is also a supportive factor for stocks amid optimism over AI and demand for AI infrastructure.
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Today’s US economic news was better than expected and supportive for stocks after Aug nondefense ex-aircraft capital goods new orders, a proxy for capital spending, rose +1.6% m/m, stronger than expectations of +0.6% m/m. July was also revised upward to +0.6% m/m from the previously reported unchanged m/m. Also, the University of Michigan US Sep consumer sentiment index was unexpectedly revised upward by +0.3 to 48.1, stronger than expectations of a downward revision to 47.5.
Stock indexes fell from their highs today as bond yields rose. The 10-year T-note yield climbed to a new 19-year high of 5.23% today on concerns the Fed will continue to raise interest rates after New York Fed President John Williams said the Fed can't ignore supply shocks if they have a persistent effect on prices and it needs to return inflation to target.
Nov WTI crude oil prices (CLX26) are down more than -1% today as US and Iranian negotiators explored a phased deal that would see Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had submitted a new seven-day proposal to the US to reopen Hormuz if certain conditions were met.
Markets are discounting a 66% chance of a +25 bp Fed rate hike at the next FOMC meeting on October 27-28.
Overseas stock markets are higher today. The Euro Stoxx 50 is up +0.37%. China's Shanghai Composite did not trade today, with markets in China closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Japan's Nikkei-225 Stock Average rose to a 2.5-week high and closed up +1.30%.
Interest Rates
December 10-year T-notes (ZNZ6) are down by -9 ticks today. The 10-year T-note yield is up +2.3 bp to 5.225%. Dec T-notes are under pressure today and are just above Thursday’s 19-year nearest-futures low, and the 10-year T-note yield rose to a new 19-year high of 5.223%. T-notes gave up an overnight advance and turned lower on hawkish comments from New York Fed President John Williams, who stressed that the Fed needs to return inflation to target. T-notes also fell today on better-than-expected US economic news, including Aug nondefense ex-aircraft capital goods new orders and the University of Michigan Sep US consumer sentiment index. T-notes initially moved higher today as WTI crude oil prices fell more than -1%, easing inflation expectations and sparking some mid short covering.
European government bond yields are moving higher today. The 10-year German bund yield rose to a 17-year high of 3.632% and is up +2.8 bp to 3.628%. The 10-year UK gilt yield climbed to a 1.5-week high of 5.408% and is up +1.6 bp to 5.397%.
The German Oct GfK consumer confidence index fell -3.8 to a 5-month low of -30.6, weaker than expectations of -27.2.
Markets are discounting a 47% chance of a +25 bp ECB rate hike at the ECB’s next meeting on October 29.
US Stock Movers
Chipmakers and AI stocks are moving higher today, supporting the overall market. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) is up more than +1%. ARM Holdings Plc (ARM), NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI), and Qualcomm (QCOM) are up more than +3%, and Microchip Technology (MCHP), Analog Devices (ADI), and Texas Instruments (TXN) are up more than +2%. Also, SanDisk (SNDK), ASML Holding NV (ASML), Applied Materials (AMAT), and Lam Researach (LRCX) are up, more than +1%.
Cybersecurity stocks are under pressure today, led by an -8% decline in Zscaler (ZS) after announcing Ross Tackett as the new chief revenue officer, effective October 1. Also, Okta (OKTA) and SentinelOne (S) are down more than -3%, and Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Fortinet (FTNT) and Gen Digital (GEN) are down more than -2%. In addition, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is down more than -1%.
Energy stocks and service providers are weaker today, with WTI crude oil down more than -1%. Valero Energy (VLO) and Devon Energy (DVN) are down more than -2%, and Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), APA Corp (APA), ConocoPhillips (COP), Diamondback Energy (FANG), and Occidental Petroleum (OXY) are down more than -1%.
Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) is up more than +19% after announcing a purchase agreement with Wyoming Machinery Company for $340.5 million of Balance of Plant equipment for a power generation project.
People Inc. (PPLI) is up more than +9% after the Wall Street Journal reported that MGM Resorts International is discussing making a bid for the company.
Humana (HUM) is up more than +8% to lead gainers in the S&P 500 after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight with a price target of $515.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is up more than +7% after agreeing to a seven-year $11.6 billion deal to provide computing power to Anthropic.
Twilio (TWLO) is down more than -6% after HSBC downgraded the stock to reduce from hold with a price target of $211.
Lionsgate Studios (LION) is down more than -4% after JPMorgan Chase initiated coverage on the stock with a recommendation of underweight and a price target of $9.
Comcast Corp (CMCSA) is down more than -2% after KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the stock to underweight from sector weight with a price target of $18.
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Stocks Supported by Lower Crude Prices and Strength in Chipmakers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.26% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.34%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26) are up +0.24%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26) are up +0.35%.
Stock indexes are moving higher today amid weakness in crude oil prices and stable bond yields. WTI crude oil is down more than -1% on a report that US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The lower crude prices are easing inflation risks and stabilizing bond yields, after the 10-year T-note soared to a 19-year high of 5.22% on Thursday. The 10-year T-note yield is little changed at 5.18% today.
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Strength in chipmakers and AI stocks today is also a supportive factor for stocks amid optimism over AI and demand for AI infrastructure. Also, today’s US economic news was better than expected after Aug nondefense ex-aircraft capital goods new orders, a proxy for capital spending, rose +1.6% m/m, stronger than expectations of +0.6% m/m. July was also revised upward to +0.6% m/m from the previously reported unchanged m/m.
New York Fed President John Williams said the Fed can't ignore supply shocks if they have a persistent effect on prices and it needs to return inflation to target.
Nov WTI crude oil prices (CLX26) are down more than -1% today as US and Iranian negotiators explored a phased deal that would see Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had submitted a new seven-day proposal to the US to reopen Hormuz if certain conditions were met.
Markets are discounting a 64% chance of a +25 bp Fed rate hike at the next FOMC meeting on October 27-28.
Overseas stock markets are higher today. The Euro Stoxx 50 is up +0.71%. China's Shanghai Composite did not trade today, with markets in China closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Japan's Nikkei-225 Stock Average rose to a 2.5-week high and closed up +1.30%.
Interest Rates
December 10-year T-notes (ZNZ6) are down by -2 ticks today. The 10-year T-note yield is up +0.4 bp to 5.181%. Dec T-notes gave up an overnight advance and turned slightly lower on hawkish comments from New York Fed President John Williams, who stressed that the Fed needs to return inflation to target. T-notes also fell on signs of strength in the US economy after Aug nondefense ex-aircraft capital goods new orders rose more than expected, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. T-notes initially moved higher today as WTI crude oil prices fell more than -1%, easing inflation expectations and sparking some mid short covering.
European government bond yields are mixed today. The 10-year German bund yield is up +0.7 bp to 3.606%. The 10-year UK gilt yield is down -1.8 bp to 5.363%.
The German Oct GfK consumer confidence index fell -3.8 to a 5-month low of -30.6, weaker than expectations of -27.2.
Markets are discounting a 47% chance of a +25 bp ECB rate hike at the ECB’s next meeting on October 29.
US Stock Movers
Chipmakers and AI stocks are moving higher today, supporting the overall market. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) is up more than +1%. ARM Holdings Plc (ARM) is up more than +4%, and SanDisk (SNDK) is up more than +3%. Also, Micron Technology (MU) and Analog Devices (ADI) are up more than +2%. In addition, Marvell Technology (MRVL), ASML Holding NV (ASML), Applied Materials (AMAT), Western Digital (WDC), Broadcom (AVGO), Qualcomm (QCOM), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX) and Texas Instruments (TXN) are up more than +1%.
Cybersecurity stocks are under pressure today, led by a -4% decline in Zscaler (ZS) after announcing Ross Tackett as the new chief revenue officer, effective October 1. Also, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is down more than -3% to lead losers in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, and Okta (OKTA), and SentinelOne (S) are down more than -2%. In addition, Fortinet (FTNT) and Gen Digital (GEN) are down more than -1%.
Energy stocks and service providers are weaker today, with WTI crude oil down more than -1%. Valero Energy (VLO) is down more than -3%, and Devon Energy (DVN), Phillips 66 (PSX), and Marathon Petroleum (MPC) are down more than -2%. Also, APA Corp (APA), ConocoPhillips (COP), Diamondback Energy (FANG), and Occidental Petroleum (OXY) are down more than -1%,
Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) is up more than +15% after announcing a purchase agreement with Wyoming Machinery Company for $340.5 million of Balance of Plant equipment for a power generation project.
People Inc. (PPLI) is up more than +9% after the Wall Street Journal reported that MGM Resorts International is discussing making a bid for the company.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is up more than +8% to lead gainers in the S&P 500 after agreeing to a seven-year $11.6 billion deal to provide computing power to Anthropic.
Synopsys (SNPS) is up more than +3% after HSBC upgraded the stock to buy from hold with a price target of $700.
Twilio (TWLO) is down more than -3% after HSBC downgraded the stock to reduce from hold with a price target of $211.
Lionsgate Studios (LION) is down more than -2% after JPMorgan Chase initiated coverage on the stock with a recommendation of underweight and a price target of $9.
Comcast Corp (CMCSA) is down more than -2% after KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the stock to underweight from sector weight with a price target of $18.
Nike (NKE) is down more than -1% to lead losers in the Dow Jones Industrials after Bank of America Global Research downgraded the stock to underperform from neutral with a price target of $30.
Earnings Reports (9/25/2026)
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Stocks Rise as Crude Prices Fall and Bond Yields Stabilize

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Chicago, IL – September 24, 2026 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Gold ETF GLD, Nasdaq 100 Index ETF QQQ, United States Oil Fund ETF USO, Micron MU and Twilio TWLO.
Rejoice! The Summer Stock Slump Is Over
"The Longer the Base, The Higher in Space"
The longer the base, the higher in space" is a classic Wall Street stock market adage meaning that an extended period of price consolidation leads to a larger and stronger price move when a breakout finally occurs. A long base structure serves several purposes. It shakes out and frustrates weak shareholders, builds energy, and, when it breaks out, removes overhead selling supply. Gold is a fantastic example of this phenomenon. In late 2024, gold broke out of a massive, 14-year base. The Gold ETF would double in less than two years.
After consolidating in a long, frustrating base through the summer, the Nasdaq 100 Index ETF is threatening to break out of a more than three-month-long base structure. If QQQ can break and hold above the June 3rd, 2026 highs ($748.65), the Fibonacci extension suggests traders can look for an $800 target on QQQ.
Mid-Term Election Cycle Seasonality Flips Bullish
Thus far in 2026, the market has been closely following historical mid-term election cycle seasonality trends. Historically, stocks rally in the first quarter, then consolidate in the summer as money managers take vacations, and investors reduce risk ahead of election uncertainty.
However, investors who have preserved capital through the summer may be in for a treat. According to Ryan Detrick (@RyanDetrick) of Carson Investment Research, "October has been the best month in midterm years historically and November the second best." Since 1950, the S&P 500 Index has delivered returns in each month ~70% of the time, with October's average gain 3% and November's average gain 2.7%.
Oil: False Breakout
Soaring energy prices have acted as the proverbial "pebble in the shoe" for equity markets. Earlier this month, the United States Oil Fund ETF broke out of a three-month base. However, the breakout quickly failed, with USO falling in five consecutive sessions.
An old Wall Street adage suggests that "From false moves come fast moves." Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a deep-pocketed trader began selling call options in USO. Call selling can be a stronger tell for investors than put buying because it indicates that smart money is willing to take on more risk. This week, the President of Iran is in New York for the first time since the start of the war. Is a deal imminent?
Micron Earnings Loom
Micron has been one of the leading artificial intelligence names of the current cycle. The AI hardware provider will report earnings next week that could act as a catalyst for the tech sector. Although MU stock is off its recent highs, its earnings track record has been spotless lately, with the company beating Zacks Consensus Analyst Estimates in 13 consecutive quarters.
Meanwhile, after plummeting due to AI fears, software names like Twilio have recovered and are printing fresh highs.
Bottom Line
As the summer chop fades and historical tailwinds align, patient investors who weathered the consolidation phase are well-positioned to capitalize on fourth-quarter strength.
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Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: GLD, QQQ, USO, MU and TWLO

“The Longer the Base, The Higher in Space”
The longer the base, the higher in space” is a classic Wall Street stock market adage meaning that an extended period of price consolidation leads to a larger and stronger price move when a breakout finally occurs. A long base structure serves several purposes. It shakes out and frustrates weak shareholders, builds energy, and, when it breaks out, removes overhead selling supply. Gold is a fantastic example of this phenomenon. In late 2024, gold broke out of a massive, 14-year base. The Gold ETF (GLD) would double in less than two years.
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After consolidating in a long, frustrating base through the summer, the Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ) is threatening to break out of a more than three-month-long base structure. If QQQ can break and hold above the June 3rd, 2026 highs ($748.65), the Fibonacci extension suggests traders can look for an $800 target on QQQ.
Mid-Term Election Cycle Seasonality Flips Bullish
Thus far in 2026, the market has been closely following historical mid-term election cycle seasonality trends. Historically, stocks rally in the first quarter, then consolidate in the summer as money managers take vacations, and investors reduce risk ahead of election uncertainty. However, investors who have preserved capital through the summer may be in for a treat. According to Ryan Detrick (@RyanDetrick) of Carson Investment Research, “October has been the best month in midterm years historically and November the second best.” Since 1950, the S&P 500 Index has delivered returns in each month ~70% of the time, with October’s average gain 3% and November’s average gain 2.7%.
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Oil: False Breakout
Soaring energy prices have acted as the proverbial “pebble in the shoe” for equity markets. Earlier this month, the United States Oil Fund ETF (USO) broke out of a three-month base. However, the breakout quickly failed, with USO falling in five consecutive sessions.
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An old Wall Street adage suggests that “From false moves come fast moves.” Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a deep-pocketed trader began selling call options in USO. Call selling can be a stronger tell for investors than put buying because it indicates that smart money is willing to take on more risk. This week, the President of Iran is in New York for the first time since the start of the war. Is a deal imminent?
Micron Earnings Loom
Micron (MU) has been one of the leading artificial intelligence names of the current cycle. The AI hardware provider will report earnings next week that could act as a catalyst for the tech sector. Although MU stock is off its recent highs, its earnings track record has been spotless lately, with the company beating Zacks Consensus Analyst Estimates in 13 consecutive quarters.
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Meanwhile, after plummeting due to AI fears, software names like Twilio (TWLO) have recovered and are printing fresh highs.
Bottom Line
As the summer chop fades and historical tailwinds align, patient investors who weathered the consolidation phase are well-positioned to capitalize on fourth-quarter strength.
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Rejoice! The Summer Stock Slump is Over

Twilio TWLO shares ended the last trading session 6.9% higher at $284.53. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 19.5% gain over the past four weeks.
The optimism surrounding the stock can be attributed to strong demand for Twilio’s communications platform, with second-quarter revenue rising 22% year over year to $1.5 billion and organic growth accelerating to 17%. The company also raised its full-year 2026 organic revenue growth outlook to 13%-13.5%, buoyed by strong growth in messaging, voice and software add-ons are also supporting the company’s growth outlook.
This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.46 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +16.8%. Revenues are expected to be $1.51 billion, up 16.2% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For Twilio, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on TWLO going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
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Twilio belongs to the Zacks Internet - Software industry. Another stock from the same industry, Cellebrite DI Ltd. CLBT, closed the last trading session 0.9% higher at $11.66. Over the past month, CLBT has returned 0.6%.
For Cellebrite DI Ltd., the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.17. This represents a change of +21.4% from what the company reported a year ago. Cellebrite DI Ltd. currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
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Twilio (TWLO) Surges 6.9%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

Salesforce, Inc. CRM and Twilio Inc. TWLO are taking different routes to capture the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer engagement. Salesforce is expanding beyond traditional customer relationship management with Customer 360, Data 360, Slack and Agentforce. Twilio, meanwhile, is building the communications infrastructure that connects businesses, customers and increasingly AI agents.
Their latest quarterly results show solid execution, but their growth rates, valuations and risk profiles differ. A closer look across fundamentals, growth, valuation and market challenges can help determine which stock has an edge over the other from an investment point of view.
Salesforce: Strong AI Story, But Growth Needs to Accelerate
Salesforce has been the global customer relationship management (CRM) software leader for years, according to Gartner. However, its ambitions now extend well beyond CRM. The company is building a broader enterprise platform that brings together customer data, collaboration, applications and AI.
Its acquisition strategy supports this shift. Slack strengthened Salesforce's collaboration capabilities, while Informatica added data management capabilities. Smaller AI-focused acquisitions, including Doti AI and Spindle AI, further support its push into artificial intelligence.
The bigger question is whether Salesforce can turn its huge customer base into a faster-growing AI business. So far, the early signs are encouraging. Agentforce annual recurring revenues (ARR) surpassed $1.5 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, jumping more than 240% year over year. Combined AI and Data ARR, including Agentforce, Data 360 and Informatica Cloud, increased 210% to $3.9 billion. These metrics signify that AI is moving from being a product feature to becoming a potential growth engine for Salesforce.
The major concern is that the company's overall growth remains much slower than its AI metrics. Its second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenues increased 11% to $11.3 billion. For a company of Salesforce's size, double-digit growth is still solid, but investors need stronger evidence that AI can lift the company's broader revenue trajectory.
The reported 102.7% increase in non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) to $5.90 also needs context. The quarter benefited from a significant gain on strategic investments, including Salesforce's investment in Anthropic. EPS growth should not be viewed as purely reflective of underlying operating growth.
Salesforce, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Twilio: An AI-Communications Opportunity
Twilio enters the AI race from a different position. It provides communications and customer engagement infrastructure that businesses can use across voice, messaging and other channels. Its business model is showing stronger near-term growth. Second-quarter 2026 revenues increased 22% to $1.50 billion, while organic revenues grew 17%. Non-GAAP EPS surged 23.5% to $1.47.
Twilio Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Twilio is trying to make its platform more valuable as AI agents become mainstream. Its new Conversations Layer brings together tools such as Conversation Memory, Conversation Orchestrator, Conversation Intelligence, Conversation Relay and Agent Connect.
Early customer adoption is encouraging. Car Finance 247 signed a seven-figure deal after testing the platform. Its AI assistant, Carla, has handled nearly 300,000 conversations, with customers engaging with the AI assistant converting to approved leads 1.6 times faster.
Twilio is also winning business from AI-focused companies. It signed an eight-figure deal with a leading AI company during the quarter, while Eltropy used Conversation Relay to build an AI voice agent. OpenEvidence also moved its voice infrastructure to Twilio from a competitor.
The opportunity is compelling. If AI agents interact with customers at scale, those interactions will require communications infrastructure. Twilio is positioning itself to capture that activity.
Still, Twilio is not without risks. Its communications business faces pricing and carrier-cost pressure, while its much higher valuation leaves less room for disappointing growth. In the second quarter of 2026, the cost of revenues rose to $773.2 million from $625.7 million a year earlier, while GAAP gross margin was about 48% versus roughly 49% in the prior-year quarter. Twilio can pass certain A2P fees through to customers, but network cost changes and product mix can still limit gross margin expansion.
CRM vs. TWLO: Which Has a Better Growth Profile?
The Zacks Consensus Estimate points to a meaningful difference in expected growth. Twilio's 2026 revenues and EPS are projected to rise 18% and 20.9%, respectively. For 2027, revenue and EPS growth are expected to be 10.8% and 14.2%, respectively.
Estimates for Salesforce's fiscal 2027 revenue growth stand at 11.4%, while EPS is expected to increase 32.4%. However, fiscal 2028 revenue growth is projected at 9.6%, with EPS anticipated to decline 4.2%.
In simple terms, Twilio has the stronger revenue growth story, while Salesforce has the stronger near-term EPS growth outlook.
Salesforce vs. Twilio: Valuation Face-Off
Valuation creates a clear difference between the two stocks. Twilio trades at a higher P/E multiple of 37.44 versus 14.75 for Salesforce, based on the figures provided. This means investors are paying a considerably higher earnings multiple for Twilio's faster growth.
Stock performance also shows a major gap. TWLO shares have surged 71.5% year to date, while CRM stock has declined 10.2%. Twilio's strong share price advance and higher multiple raise expectations for continued execution, while Salesforce's lower valuation reflects more modest growth expectations.
Final Verdict: Twilio Has the Edge
Salesforce remains a formidable enterprise software company, and its AI progress could eventually reignite overall growth. Its lower valuation also provides an important cushion.
However, Twilio has the edge from an investment point of view. Its faster revenue growth, expanding multi-product adoption and direct exposure to AI-driven customer communications create a more compelling growth story. The 37.44 P/E multiple is clearly a risk, but for investors willing to accept higher valuation risk in exchange for stronger growth potential, TWLO currently has the more attractive investment setup than CRM.
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Salesforce vs. Twilio: Which Customer Engagement Stock Has the Edge?

Twilio (TWLO) closed the most recent trading day at $129.85, moving -1.26% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.3%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.46%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.38%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 5.75% outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.85% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.64%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Twilio in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 7, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.02, up 17.24% from the prior-year quarter. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $1.19 billion, reflecting a 9.48% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $4.49 per share and revenue of $4.82 billion, which would represent changes of +22.34% and +8.1%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Twilio. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Twilio is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
In terms of valuation, Twilio is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 29.27. This represents no noticeable deviation compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 29.27.
Meanwhile, TWLO's PEG ratio is currently 1.5. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Internet - Software industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.21 as of yesterday's close.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 72, finds itself in the top 30% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Twilio (TWLO) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know

Shares of Penguin Solutions, Inc. PENG have surged 142.9% year to date, significantly outperforming the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s 16.8% gain and the Zacks Internet – Software industry’s 0.8% decline.
The stock has also outpaced major peers, including Match Group MTCH, Paycom Software PAYC and Twilio TWLO, on a year-to-date basis. During the same period, Match Group, Paycom Software and Twilio gained 29.8%, 49.2% and 60.8%, respectively.
PENG YTD Stock Performance
Penguin is increasingly positioning itself as an AI infrastructure and memory solutions provider, with its growth increasingly tied to rising demand for AI inference and agentic AI workloads. The company is benefiting from growing requirements for high-performance memory, AI infrastructure and full-stack AI Factory Platforms as enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives and neocloud providers scale production AI deployments.
PENG's recent operating performance suggests that the strong stock rally is being supported by improving business momentum rather than AI-related investor enthusiasm alone. Rising demand for memory and AI infrastructure, expanding customer relationships, a growing backlog and continued product innovation could provide multiple avenues for sustained revenue and earnings growth.
With AI-driven businesses already accounting for a significant portion of Penguin's sales, the key question for investors is whether the company's expanding AI opportunity can support further upside after the stock's substantial YTD rally. Let's dig deeper.
PENG Set to Benefit From the AI Inference and Agentic AI
Penguin is well positioned to benefit from the long-term shift of AI from experimentation toward production-scale inference and agentic AI. Unlike traditional AI interactions, agentic workloads are persistent, context-rich and task-oriented, requiring greater memory capacity, faster access to context, general-purpose compute, storage and networking. As a result, management believes memory is becoming a primary performance and scalability bottleneck, creating a structural opportunity for PENG's Integrated Memory and AI Infrastructure businesses.
The investment opportunity is strengthened by tangible evidence of accelerating demand. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, PENG's AI-driven businesses represented 74% of total revenues and grew 104% year over year, while AI-driven demand continued to outpace sales growth, contributing to a growing backlog. This momentum, combined with expanding enterprise, sovereign AI and neocloud deployments, suggests AI inference could become a durable multi-year growth driver rather than a short-lived cycle. The company consequently raised fiscal 2026 revenue-growth expectations to approximately 22% (±2%) year over year, reflecting strong agentic AI-driven demand.
AI Factory Platform Boosts PENG’s Prospects
PENG’s Full-Stack AI Factory Platform provides a broader long-term growth opportunity by allowing the company to participate across multiple layers of AI infrastructure rather than relying on a single product category. The platform combines ClusterWareAI operating system software, MemoryAI and Integrated Memory solutions, ComputeAI advanced computing systems, OriginAI reference architectures, and end-to-end design, build, deploy and managed services. This integrated approach is increasingly relevant as customers move from AI experimentation to production deployments and seek architecture, software and operational support in addition to hardware. By connecting these offerings, PENG can potentially capture more value from each AI deployment while shortening customers’ time to production and revenues.
The land-and-expand model strengthens the revenue opportunity. PENG added four AI infrastructure customer logos in the fiscal third quarter — bringing the total to 13 logos added over the past four quarters, with seven of them subsequently expanding their business. Integrated Memory added 16 logos during the same period, with five expanding their relationships. Significantly, ClusterWareAI's AI Factory Operations Agent creates an additional software opportunity, while management anticipates that greater repeatability across architecture, software, services and operations will strengthen the platform's economics over time.
Optimistic Growth Estimate for PENG
The growth outlook for Penguin remains encouraging, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate projecting fiscal 2026 and 2027 revenues to increase 22.5% and 30.6% year over year, respectively.
The consensus estimate for fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings implies 36.8% and 30.8% year-over-year increases, respectively. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Penguin’s fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings has moved 13% and 7.9% north in the last 60 days, respectively. These upward revisions indicate growing confidence in the company's ability to capitalize on expanding AI infrastructure and memory demand, supporting a favorable long-term growth outlook.
PENG’s Valuation Looks Appealing
Penguin’s valuation remains attractive relative to its industry, with the stock trading at a forward 12-month P/S multiple of 1.45X, significantly below the industry average of 4.04X. The gap between the company's valuation and the broader industry creates room for appreciation as fundamentals continue to support the business.
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Final Thoughts on PENG Stock
Penguin appears to be a promising stock with further growth potential, supported by strong AI infrastructure and memory demand, expanding customer relationships and an optimistic earnings outlook. Its attractive valuation relative to the industry and exposure to production-scale AI, inference and agentic workloads could provide additional upside, suggesting that PENG may have more room to grow.
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