What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for GoDaddy Q1 Earnings?

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for GoDaddy in a report released on Friday, February 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $1.35 per share 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.18 billion. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 267.29% and a net margin of 41.74%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $172.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $198.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $240.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. B. Riley upped their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $185.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $213.20.

GoDaddy Trading Down 0.7 %

NYSE GDDY opened at $180.93 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $203.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.61. The stock has a market cap of $25.40 billion, a PE ratio of 13.98 and a beta of 1.15. GoDaddy has a 12 month low of $108.02 and a 12 month high of $216.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GoDaddy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quent Capital LLC increased its holdings in GoDaddy by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,259 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in GoDaddy by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 6,197 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,223,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. BNP Paribas increased its holdings in GoDaddy by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 2,111 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC increased its holdings in GoDaddy by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,433 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in GoDaddy by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 18,097 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,837,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at GoDaddy

In related news, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 770 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 23,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,534,321.76. This trade represents a 3.23 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Roger Chen sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.35, for a total transaction of $207,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 184,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $38,283,445.20. The trade was a 0.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 23,482 shares of company stock valued at $4,709,650. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.