GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) Director Sells $31,645.25 in Stock

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) Director Leah Sweet sold 325 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $31,645.25. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,014 shares in the company, valued at $1,364,543.18. This represents a 2.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Leah Sweet also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 1st, Leah Sweet sold 325 shares of GoDaddy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.44, for a total value of $31,668.00.

GoDaddy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GDDY opened at $103.57 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $13.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.94. GoDaddy Inc. has a twelve month low of $71.59 and a twelve month high of $150.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $93.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $87.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. GoDaddy had a net margin of 17.83% and a return on equity of 660.96%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.41 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that GoDaddy Inc. will post 7.21 earnings per share for the current year.

More GoDaddy News

Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts’ average price target of approximately $110.07 implies further upside from recent trading levels. GoDaddy also recently exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, providing a fundamental counterweight to the legal concerns. GoDaddy Analyst Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple investor-rights firms are publicizing the same securities class action and the October 20, 2026 deadline for investors to seek lead-plaintiff status. The repeated announcements primarily increase awareness of existing litigation rather than represent a new operating development. Kaplan Fox GoDaddy Class Action Deadline
• Negative Sentiment: GoDaddy faces a proposed securities-fraud class action covering investors who purchased shares between September 3, 2025, and February 24, 2026. The complaint alleges that the company and certain executives failed to disclose the impact of a $4.99 one-year domain promotion, which allegedly encouraged short-term, lower-value contracts and pressured upfront bookings, despite statements that discounting had been turned off. The allegations have not been proven. GoDaddy Securities Class Action Allegations
• Negative Sentiment: Law firms say the alleged disclosure issues preceded an approximately 14% stock decline. Continued litigation could create legal expenses, management distraction, settlement risk and additional pressure on GoDaddy’s valuation. GoDaddy Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: A GoDaddy director sold 325 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The relatively small, scheduled transaction is unlikely to materially affect valuation but may add modest caution among investors. GoDaddy Director Stock Sale

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GoDaddy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GDDY. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of GoDaddy by 6,098.5% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 13,062,353 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,108,733,000 after purchasing an additional 12,851,619 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of GoDaddy by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 3,314,456 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $270,924,000 after purchasing an additional 33,509 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,216,382 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $399,089,000 after purchasing an additional 319,515 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in GoDaddy by 117.5% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,989,931 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $370,991,000 after buying an additional 1,615,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in GoDaddy by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,821,379 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $350,077,000 after buying an additional 56,086 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $90.00 target price on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings raised GoDaddy from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $95.00 price target (up from $93.00) on shares of GoDaddy in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on GoDaddy from $154.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.07.

About GoDaddy

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.