Shares of GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY – Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $110.38.
GDDY has been the subject of a number of research reports. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $95.00 target price (up from $93.00) on shares of GoDaddy in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of GoDaddy from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $80.00 to $76.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $90.00 price target on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut shares of GoDaddy from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, July 31st.
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GoDaddy Price Performance
GDDY stock traded down $1.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $105.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,048,692 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,566,878. GoDaddy has a 12 month low of $71.59 and a 12 month high of $137.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 561.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.71 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50 day moving average of $98.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.64.
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. GoDaddy had a net margin of 17.83% and a return on equity of 660.96%. The company’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. On average, analysts expect that GoDaddy will post 7.23 EPS for the current year.
GoDaddy News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:
- Positive Sentiment: GoDaddy expanded its Developer Platform with APIs for hosting, professional email and commerce. The company says the connected, programmable tools are designed to help developers and AI agents build and move businesses online, potentially increasing platform usage and monetization. GoDaddy Expands Developer Platform
- Neutral Sentiment: Several law firms, including Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Kaplan Fox, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Rosen and others, are soliciting investors to seek lead-plaintiff status in a pending class action. Investors who purchased GoDaddy shares between September 3, 2025, and February 24, 2026, face a lead-plaintiff deadline of October 20, 2026. These announcements largely repeat the same litigation notice rather than represent separate confirmed judgments. Kaplan Fox class action announcement
- Negative Sentiment: The lawsuits allege that GoDaddy and certain executives violated federal securities laws and failed to disclose information related to an alleged $4.99 one-year domain promotion. The firms claim the disclosures—or lack thereof—contributed to a significant stock decline and may have harmed shareholders. The allegations have not been proven, but continued legal notices can weigh on sentiment and raise uncertainty over potential costs, damages and management attention. GoDaddy securities fraud class action announcement
Insider Transactions at GoDaddy
In other news, CEO Amanpal Bhutani sold 4,500 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.50, for a total value of $438,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 500,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,755,167.50. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Mark McCaffrey sold 5,873 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.91, for a total value of $592,644.43. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 99,855 shares in the company, valued at $10,076,368.05. This represents a 5.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 31,358 shares of company stock valued at $3,031,831. 0.93% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of GoDaddy
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GDDY. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of GoDaddy by 67.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,256,998 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $155,968,000 after acquiring an additional 504,374 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in shares of GoDaddy by 79.9% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 970,543 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $80,235,000 after purchasing an additional 431,094 shares in the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor bought a new stake in GoDaddy in the second quarter worth $28,938,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in GoDaddy by 27.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,383,615 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $114,383,000 after purchasing an additional 302,126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC increased its position in GoDaddy by 1,218.1% in the first quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 319,453 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,409,000 after purchasing an additional 295,218 shares during the last quarter. 90.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
GoDaddy Company Profile
GoDaddy Inc (NYSE:GDDY) is a technology company that provides domain name registration and online services for individuals, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Its platform enables customers to search for and manage domain names, establish an online presence, and build and maintain websites.
The company offers website and ecommerce tools, managed web hosting, business email, online marketing services, and website security products. GoDaddy also provides tools designed to help businesses manage digital content, customer engagement, appointments, payments, and other day-to-day online activities through an integrated platform.
Founded in 1997 as Jomax Technologies by entrepreneur Bob Parsons, the company later adopted the GoDaddy name and grew into a global provider of online services.
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