127,179 Shares in GoDaddy Inc. $GDDY Purchased by Pale Fire Capital SE

Pale Fire Capital SE purchased a new stake in shares of GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 127,179 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,795,000. GoDaddy makes up 0.3% of Pale Fire Capital SE’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its stake in GoDaddy by 145.6% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 191.0% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 259 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of GoDaddy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of GoDaddy by 93.8% in the 1st 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 during the period. Finally, Acuitas Investments LLC purchased a new position in GoDaddy in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting GoDaddy

Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have an average price target of approximately $110.07, above GoDaddy’s recent trading level. The consensus rating is “Hold,” with nine Buy ratings, eight Holds and one Sell, suggesting moderate potential upside but limited conviction. GoDaddy Analyst Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: GoDaddy’s latest reported quarter exceeded expectations, with earnings of $1.83 per share versus a $1.69 consensus estimate and revenue of $1.30 billion versus $1.29 billion expected. Revenue grew 6.6% year over year, supporting the company’s fundamental investment case.
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Leah Sweet sold 325 shares in transactions conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sales totaled roughly $31,600 each and reduced her holdings by about 2.3%, making the activity relatively small but still potentially notable to investors monitoring insider sentiment. GoDaddy Director Share Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced or promoted a securities-fraud class action against GoDaddy and certain executives. The case covers investors who purchased securities between September 3, 2025, and February 24, 2026, with an October 20, 2026 lead-plaintiff deadline. Rosen GoDaddy Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: The complaints allege that GoDaddy failed to adequately disclose customer-acquisition problems and the effects of a $4.99 one-year domain promotion. Plaintiffs claim the promotion encouraged lower-value upfront bookings and conflicted with earlier statements that front-end discounting had been reduced. The allegations are unproven, but litigation may create legal costs, management distraction and valuation risk. GoDaddy Securities Fraud Class Action

GoDaddy Stock Performance

NYSE:GDDY opened at $101.87 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 561.10, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63. GoDaddy Inc. has a 52-week low of $71.59 and a 52-week high of $150.47. The firm has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.11, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s fifty day moving average is $92.73 and its 200 day moving average is $87.72.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 660.96% and a net margin of 17.83%.The firm’s revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.41 EPS. Research analysts predict that GoDaddy Inc. will post 7.21 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of GoDaddy in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded GoDaddy from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $76.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Citigroup cut their price target on GoDaddy from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. B. Riley Financial decreased their price objective on GoDaddy from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $154.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, GoDaddy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.07.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Mark Mccaffrey sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.92, for a total value of $290,220.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 105,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,766,965.76. This trade represents a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Leah Sweet sold 325 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.44, for a total value of $31,668.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,689 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,333,856.16. The trade was a 2.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 10,911 shares of company stock valued at $935,291. Corporate insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

GoDaddy 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.