GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $110.0667.

Several research firms have commented on GDDY. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of GoDaddy from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of GoDaddy from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $76.00 in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of GoDaddy to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, William Blair lowered shares of GoDaddy from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 8,373 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.86, for a total transaction of $752,397.78. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 521,747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,884,185.42. This represents a 1.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 2,261 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.81, for a total value of $207,582.41. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 17,734 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,628,158.54. The trade was a 11.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 23,484 shares of company stock worth $2,059,489 over the last three months. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GoDaddy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Activest Wealth Management boosted its stake in GoDaddy by 6,600.0% in the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 201 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of GoDaddy by 93.8% during the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 372 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its position in shares of GoDaddy by 191.0% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 259 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Acuitas Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of GoDaddy during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Perkins Coie Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of GoDaddy during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about GoDaddy

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

NYSE:GDDY opened at $96.94 on Friday. 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 company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 561.10, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $87.54. GoDaddy has a 1 year low of $71.59 and a 1 year high of $150.47.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.14. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 660.96% and a net margin of 17.83%.The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that GoDaddy will post 7.21 EPS for the current year.

About GoDaddy

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.