GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $110.0667.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $90.00 price target on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of GoDaddy to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $95.00 target price (up from $93.00) on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut GoDaddy from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Wednesday.

Insider Transactions at GoDaddy

In other news, Director Sigal Zarmi sold 350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total value of $30,744.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,708 shares in the company, valued at $501,390.72. This trade represents a 5.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 2,261 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.81, for a total value of $207,582.41. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 17,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,628,158.54. This trade represents a 11.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 23,484 shares of company stock valued at $2,059,489 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GoDaddy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in GoDaddy by 6,098.5% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 13,062,353 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,108,733,000 after acquiring an additional 12,851,619 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 1.0% in the first quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,314,456 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $270,924,000 after acquiring an additional 33,509 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,216,382 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $399,089,000 after acquiring an additional 319,515 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of GoDaddy by 117.5% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,989,931 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $370,991,000 after purchasing an additional 1,615,005 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of GoDaddy by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,821,379 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $350,077,000 after purchasing an additional 56,086 shares during the last quarter. 90.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

GoDaddy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GoDaddy is scheduled to present at Citi’s Global TMT Conference and Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia + Technology Conference. Investor attention on management’s outlook could provide an opportunity to address the company’s marketing strategy and recent stock volatility. GoDaddy conference presentation announcement
• Positive Sentiment: An industry-focused Zacks report identified GoDaddy among internet-delivery companies that could benefit from rising smartphone and internet penetration. This is a broad industry tailwind rather than a company-specific catalyst. Zacks internet delivery services industry report
• Neutral Sentiment: The latest notices concern investors who purchased GoDaddy securities from September 3, 2025, through February 24, 2026. Investors have generally been told that October 20, 2026, is the deadline to seek a lead-plaintiff role. These announcements repeat the same underlying case rather than representing numerous unrelated operating developments. Kaplan Fox class action announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms, including Pomerantz, Kaplan Fox, Kessler Topaz, Rosen and Bronstein Gewirtz, publicized securities-fraud class actions against GoDaddy and certain executives. The complaints allege that GoDaddy failed to disclose or misrepresented a $4.99 one-year domain promotion and customer-acquisition practices, allegedly contradicting statements that discounting had been turned off. If proven, the claims could create legal costs, damages exposure and reputational risk. Pomerantz GoDaddy investor alert

GoDaddy Price Performance

Shares of GDDY stock opened at $96.94 on Friday. GoDaddy has a fifty-two week low of $71.59 and a fifty-two week high of $150.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 561.10, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.90. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.54.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.14. The firm 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%. GoDaddy’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that GoDaddy will post 7.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GoDaddy Company Profile

GoDaddy is a technology company that provides a suite of online services aimed primarily at small businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals looking to establish and grow an online presence. The company’s core activities include domain name registration and aftermarket services, a range of website hosting options, and tools for building, managing and promoting websites. Its product mix is designed to simplify the technical aspects of running a website so customers can focus on their businesses.

Product and service offerings span website builders and managed WordPress hosting, shared and dedicated hosting, e-commerce capabilities, email and productivity solutions, SSL certificates and site security tools, and online marketing and search engine optimization services.