UBS Group Lowers GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) Price Target to $105.00

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) had its target price dropped by analysts at UBS Group from $145.00 to $105.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the technology company’s stock. UBS Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 21.67% from the stock’s previous close.

GDDY has been the topic of several other reports. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of GoDaddy in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $200.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of GoDaddy in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. B. Riley Financial dropped their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $225.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $159.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.93.

GoDaddy Stock Up 9.1%

Shares of NYSE GDDY opened at $86.30 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.50, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.61. GoDaddy has a 1 year low of $73.06 and a 1 year high of $193.55. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $105.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $125.24.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The technology company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.22. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 369.00% and a net margin of 17.67%.The company had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.36 EPS. 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 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 6,932 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.94, for a total transaction of $886,880.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 399,133 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,065,076.02. The trade was a 1.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Mark Mccaffrey sold 3,317 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly 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. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 13,615 shares of company stock worth $1,743,102 in the last quarter. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GoDaddy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GDDY. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in GoDaddy by 170.9% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 149 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of GoDaddy by 85.9% in the 3rd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 184 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Rachor Investment Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in GoDaddy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Activest Wealth Management grew its stake in GoDaddy by 6,600.0% during the 4th quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 201 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in GoDaddy in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Institutional investors own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

GoDaddy News Summary

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

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.