GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Cantor Fitzgerald Analyst Says

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) had its price objective increased by equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald from $90.00 to $100.00 in a research note issued on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the technology company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 8.11% from the stock’s current price.

GDDY has been the subject of a number of other reports. B. Riley Financial lowered their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of GoDaddy from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Sunday, October 11th. Raymond James Financial lowered 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 report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of GoDaddy from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $111.00.

GoDaddy Stock Up 2.0%

GDDY opened at $108.83 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.15 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.06. GoDaddy has a 52 week low of $71.59 and a 52 week 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.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last announced 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. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. GoDaddy had a net margin of 17.83% and a return on equity of 660.96%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that GoDaddy will post 7.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other GoDaddy news, CEO Amanpal Bhutani sold 8,194 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.19, for a total value of $829,150.86. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 504,553 shares in the company, valued at $51,055,718.07. The trade was a 1.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 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. Also, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 2,261 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.81, for a total transaction of $207,582.41. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 17,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,628,158.54. This 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 31,358 shares of company stock valued at $3,031,831 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in GoDaddy by 93.8% in the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 372 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Acuitas Investments LLC acquired a new position in GoDaddy during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Perkins Coie Trust Co acquired a new position in GoDaddy during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in GoDaddy by 109.3% during the third quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 473 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in GoDaddy by 34.7% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 811 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the period. 90.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting GoDaddy

Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst target raised, but rating remains neutral. Cantor Fitzgerald increased its price target from $90 to $100 while maintaining a “neutral” rating. The revised target remains below the stock’s recent trading level, suggesting limited near-term upside in the analyst’s view. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst update
• Neutral Sentiment: Leadership commentary provides little direct financial impact. GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani discussed career advice he received from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi regarding speaking up and gaining advertising experience. The comments do not change GoDaddy’s earnings outlook or fundamentals. Leadership advice article
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms are promoting a securities-fraud class action against GoDaddy. The complaints generally allege that GoDaddy misrepresented its customer-acquisition and go-to-market strategy, including disclosure of a $4.99 one-year domain promotion. The alleged disclosure issues reportedly contributed to a prior 14.28% share-price decline, followed by analyst downgrades and price-target cuts. The allegations have not been proven, but the litigation creates legal costs, reputational risk and potential financial liability. GoDaddy securities-fraud lawsuit alert
• Negative Sentiment: Investors faced a lead-plaintiff deadline on October 20. Rosen, Pomerantz, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman and other firms urged shareholders who purchased GoDaddy shares between September 3, 2025, and February 24, 2026, to seek lead-plaintiff status. The repeated announcements reinforce investor concerns surrounding the company, although they do not represent new operating developments. Pomerantz investor alert

About GoDaddy

GoDaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY) is a global technology company that provides online tools and services to entrepreneurs, small businesses and individuals. Its platform helps customers establish, manage and grow an online presence, with offerings that include domain-name registration, website hosting, website and online-store builders, professional email and digital marketing tools.

The company also provides services designed to support commerce and customer engagement, including e-commerce functionality, online appointment scheduling, payments and other business-management capabilities.