GoDaddy (GDDY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GoDaddy Inc. operates as a global web services platform that enables individuals and small businesses to establish and grow an online presence. The company is best known as the world’s largest domain name registrar, providing customers with domain name registration, transfer and management services. In addition to domains, GoDaddy offers a comprehensive suite of web hosting solutions, including shared hosting, virtual private servers, and dedicated servers, as well as scalable cloud hosting options tailored to a range of technical requirements.

Beyond core hosting and domain services, GoDaddy’s product portfolio encompasses website building tools, managed WordPress hosting, SSL certificates, professional email and productivity solutions. The GoDaddy Website Builder empowers users with intuitive drag-and-drop design capabilities, integrated marketing features and mobile responsiveness. The company also offers search engine optimization (SEO) tools, digital advertising products and social media integrations to help customers drive traffic, generate leads and grow their online footprint.

Founded in 1997 by entrepreneur Bob Parsons under the original name Jomax Technologies, the company adopted the GoDaddy brand in 1999 and has since expanded through both organic innovation and strategic acquisitions. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, GoDaddy completed its initial public offering in 2015 and continues to invest in research and development, customer support and infrastructure to maintain platform reliability and performance. Bob Parsons remains engaged as an influential figure, while day-to-day operations are overseen by a seasoned executive leadership team with deep expertise in technology, cybersecurity and digital marketing.

With a presence in more than 50 countries and localized support in multiple languages, GoDaddy serves over 20 million customers worldwide. The company operates regional offices across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, enabling it to address diverse market needs and regulatory environments. By combining simplified product offerings with scalable enterprise capabilities, GoDaddy caters to solopreneurs, small- to-mid-sized businesses and developers seeking turnkey solutions for website creation, online commerce and brand management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $167.15 to $171.11
• 50-Day Range: $167.75 to $190.27
• 52-Week Range: $140.11 to $216.00
• Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $214.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

GoDaddy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GoDaddy scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

GoDaddy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GoDaddy has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GoDaddy are expected to grow by 23.08% in the coming year, from $6.63 to $8.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GoDaddy is 32.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GoDaddy is 32.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.83.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GoDaddy has a P/B Ratio of 34.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.32% of the float of GoDaddy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GoDaddy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GoDaddy has recently increased by 15.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

GoDaddy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

GoDaddy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.85

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.32% of the float of GoDaddy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GoDaddy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GoDaddy has recently increased by 15.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.27

News Sentiment

GoDaddy has a news sentiment score of 1.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for GoDaddy this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for GDDY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added GoDaddy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GoDaddy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $12,246,080.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.61% of the stock of GoDaddy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.28% of the stock of GoDaddy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GDDY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GDDY shares performed this year?

GoDaddy's stock was trading at $197.37 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GDDY shares have decreased by 15.0% and is now trading at $167.75.

How were GoDaddy's earnings last quarter?

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The technology company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.08. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did GoDaddy IPO?

GoDaddy (GDDY) raised $396 million in an IPO on Wednesday, April 1st 2015. The company issued 22,000,000 shares at $17.00-$19.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Citigroup acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets, KKR, Stifel, Piper Jaffray, Oppenheimer and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Who are GoDaddy's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of GoDaddy include Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.48%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.42%), Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.09%) and Swedbank AB (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Amanpal Singh Bhutani, Roger Chen, Mark Mccaffrey, Michele Lau, Brian Sharples, Phontip Palitwanon, Nick Daddario, Leah Sweet and Sigal Zarmi.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of GoDaddy?

Shares of GDDY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of GoDaddy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GoDaddy investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 7/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Internet Services - Delivery
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GDDY
• CIK: 1609711
• Web: www.godaddy.com
• Phone: (480) 505-8800
• Fax: 512-777-2870
• Employees: 5,518
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for GoDaddy: $214.86
• High Price Target: $240.00
• Low Price Target: $170.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.30
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $936.90 million
• Net Margins: 16.20%
• Pretax Margin: 18.08%
• Return on Equity: 211.09%
• Return on Assets: 9.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 18.91
• Current Ratio: 0.56
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.23
• Cash Flow: $5.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.72
• Book Value: $4.90 per share
• Price / Book: 34.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 142,490,000
• Free Float: 141,619,000
• Market Cap: $23.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05