Cantor Fitzgerald Issues Pessimistic Forecast for GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) Stock Price

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) had its target price lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $130.00 to $90.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the technology company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price target points to a potential upside of 4.29% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. UBS Group decreased their target price on GoDaddy from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Evercore decreased their price objective on GoDaddy from $180.00 to $145.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 31st. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on GoDaddy from $159.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on GoDaddy from $222.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, GoDaddy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $131.93.

GoDaddy Stock Performance

NYSE:GDDY opened at $86.30 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $105.65 and a 200-day moving average of $125.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.50. GoDaddy has a twelve month low of $73.06 and a twelve month high of $193.55.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The technology company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.22. GoDaddy had a net margin of 17.67% and a return on equity of 369.00%. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.36 earnings per share. GoDaddy’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that GoDaddy will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at GoDaddy

In other GoDaddy news, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 2,397 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.44, for a total value of $307,870.68. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 17,055 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,190,544.20. The trade was a 12.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Mark Mccaffrey sold 3,317 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.94, for a total value of $424,376.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 66,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,548,439.04. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,615 shares of company stock worth $1,743,102. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of GoDaddy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of GoDaddy by 90.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,271 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $589,000 after acquiring an additional 1,552 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its stake in GoDaddy by 18.5% in the second quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,712 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in GoDaddy during the second quarter valued at approximately $586,000. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in GoDaddy during the second quarter valued at approximately $220,000. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its stake in GoDaddy by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 99,344 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $17,888,000 after buying an additional 17,200 shares in the last quarter. 90.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting GoDaddy

Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat and upbeat outlook — GoDaddy reported stronger-than-expected EPS and an encouraging 2026 revenue and cash-flow outlook, supporting the case that the core business can still deliver margin expansion and cash generation. Q4 Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic product news — GoDaddy disclosed integrations with Salesforce AI/MuleSoft capabilities, which investors may view as validating its AI/agent strategy and potential new enterprise pull-through. Salesforce Integration
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts retained constructive ratings even after cuts — major brokers cut price targets but kept “buy”/”overweight” stances (e.g., Citi and Barclays), signaling continued confidence in the story despite reduced near‑term expectations. Analyst Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst re-rates to neutral — UBS and Cantor Fitzgerald trimmed targets and moved to neutral ratings in recent reports, which may limit upside until guidance clarity returns. UBS PT Cut Cantor PT
• Negative Sentiment: Widespread price-target cuts — Multiple banks slashed targets sharply (Wells Fargo to $77, RBC/UBS/Citi/Barclays and others also cut), increasing near‑term downside risk and signaling lower consensus valuations. Wells Fargo PT Cut Multiple PT Cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Securities‑fraud investigations announced — Several law firms have opened probes into GoDaddy’s disclosures around the earnings period, creating legal/settlement risk and adding to investor uncertainty. Fraud Investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Weaker 2026 revenue guidance drove a sharp knee‑jerk selloff after results — guidance was viewed as disappointing by some investors and triggered a move to multi‑year lows earlier in the week. Weaker Guidance Two-Year Low

GoDaddy Company Profile

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.