William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of GoDaddy Q1 Earnings

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) – William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for GoDaddy in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Bhatia now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.44 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.46. The consensus estimate for GoDaddy’s current full-year earnings is $5.09 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for GoDaddy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.07. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 267.29% and a net margin of 41.74%. The business had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on GDDY. StockNews.com raised shares of GoDaddy from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on GoDaddy from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. B. Riley lifted their price target on GoDaddy from $170.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Raymond James upped their price objective on GoDaddy from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on GoDaddy from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $171.38.

GoDaddy Price Performance

Shares of GDDY opened at $163.36 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.03 billion, a PE ratio of 12.62 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.61, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The company’s 50-day moving average is $159.18 and its 200-day moving average is $147.45. GoDaddy has a fifty-two week low of $74.12 and a fifty-two week high of $171.93.

Insider Buying and Selling at GoDaddy

In other GoDaddy news, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.91, for a total transaction of $500,730.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 358,773 shares in the company, valued at $59,882,801.43. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In related news, CAO Nick Daddario sold 2,976 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.61, for a total transaction of $451,191.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 14,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,232,912.08. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.91, for a total transaction of $500,730.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 358,773 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $59,882,801.43. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,744 shares of company stock valued at $4,089,571 in the last ninety days. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GDDY. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in GoDaddy by 94.4% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,655,994 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $433,895,000 after buying an additional 1,775,708 shares during the last quarter. Kodai Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of GoDaddy during the first quarter worth $75,855,000. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 35.6% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,501,277 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $209,743,000 after purchasing an additional 394,399 shares during the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC increased its holdings in GoDaddy by 2,279.5% in the third quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 401,249 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $62,908,000 after purchasing an additional 384,386 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in GoDaddy by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,733,764 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,748,603,000 after purchasing an additional 379,228 shares during the last quarter. 90.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.