FY2025 EPS Estimates for GoDaddy Raised by Seaport Res Ptn

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of GoDaddy in a research report issued on Thursday, October 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now anticipates that the technology company will earn $5.85 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.78. The consensus estimate for GoDaddy’s current full-year earnings is $6.63 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for GoDaddy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.28 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on GDDY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on GoDaddy from $222.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Barclays dropped their price target on GoDaddy from $235.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Friday. Piper Sandler set a $182.00 price target on GoDaddy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on GoDaddy from $214.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.07.

GoDaddy Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:GDDY opened at $135.17 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $138.62 and a 200 day moving average of $160.07. The company has a market cap of $18.71 billion, a PE ratio of 24.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.33. GoDaddy has a 12-month low of $125.00 and a 12-month high of $216.00.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.01. GoDaddy had a net margin of 17.01% and a return on equity of 189.42%. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.32 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. GoDaddy has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Trading of GoDaddy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GDDY. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in GoDaddy in the second quarter worth $341,588,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in GoDaddy by 257.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,236,850 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $402,946,000 after purchasing an additional 1,610,890 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in GoDaddy by 2,289.5% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 873,626 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $157,305,000 after purchasing an additional 837,065 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in GoDaddy by 41.1% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,439,905 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $439,525,000 after purchasing an additional 710,842 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of GoDaddy by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,762,137 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,378,310,000 after buying an additional 627,923 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at GoDaddy

In related news, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total transaction of $900,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 406,065 shares in the company, valued at approximately $60,909,750. This represents a 1.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 777 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.21, for a total value of $110,497.17. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 20,421 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,904,070.41. The trade was a 3.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 20,703 shares of company stock worth $2,994,243 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

About GoDaddy

GoDaddy Inc engages in the design and development of cloud-based products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Applications and Commerce, and Core Platform. The Applications and Commerce segment provides applications products, including Websites + Marketing, a mobile-optimized online tool that enables customers to build websites and e-commerce enabled online stores; and Managed WordPress, a streamlined and optimized website building that allows customers to easily build and manage a faster WordPress site; Managed WooCommerce Stores to sell anything and anywhere online; and marketing tools and services, such as GoDaddy Studio mobile application, search engine optimization, Meta and Google My Business, and email and social media marketing designed to help businesses acquire and engage customers and create content.