Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of GoDaddy Q1 Earnings

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for GoDaddy in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.47. The consensus estimate for GoDaddy’s current full-year earnings is $4.96 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for GoDaddy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.46 EPS.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.43 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.18 billion. GoDaddy had a net margin of 41.74% and a return on equity of 267.29%.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on GoDaddy from $172.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of GoDaddy from $227.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $235.00 to $243.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, GoDaddy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $213.20.

GoDaddy Stock Down 14.1 %

NYSE GDDY opened at $182.58 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $204.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.30. GoDaddy has a one year low of $108.02 and a one year high of $216.00. The firm has a market cap of $25.63 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.61, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

Institutional Trading of GoDaddy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in GoDaddy in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of GoDaddy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of GoDaddy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in GoDaddy by 311.3% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 218 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in GoDaddy by 298.7% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at GoDaddy

In other GoDaddy news, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 770 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.64, for a total value of $151,412.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 23,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,534,321.76. This represents a 3.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Sharples sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.70, for a total transaction of $103,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 22,621 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,698,381.70. This trade represents a 2.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 23,482 shares of company stock valued at $4,709,650. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

GoDaddy Company Profile

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.