What is William Blair’s Forecast for GoDaddy Q1 Earnings?

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) – Investment analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of GoDaddy in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Bhatia now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.44 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.46. The consensus estimate for GoDaddy’s current full-year earnings is $5.13 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for GoDaddy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.07. GoDaddy had a net margin of 41.74% and a return on equity of 267.29%. The business had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.14 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $170.00 price target on shares of GoDaddy in a report on Monday, October 7th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of GoDaddy from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of GoDaddy from $172.00 to $176.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of GoDaddy from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.38.

GoDaddy Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE:GDDY opened at $167.63 on Monday. GoDaddy has a 1-year low of $84.78 and a 1-year high of $171.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $159.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $148.10. The company has a market capitalization of $23.63 billion, a PE ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.61, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at GoDaddy

In related news, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.79, for a total transaction of $503,370.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 345,956 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,047,957.24. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, Director Sigal Zarmi sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.61, for a total value of $63,044.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 4,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $734,620.21. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.79, for a total value of $503,370.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 345,956 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,047,957.24. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 28,744 shares of company stock valued at $4,592,941. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GoDaddy

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of GoDaddy by 2.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,733,764 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,748,603,000 after acquiring an additional 379,228 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in GoDaddy by 94.4% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,655,994 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $433,895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,775,708 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in GoDaddy by 35.6% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,501,277 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $209,743,000 after purchasing an additional 394,399 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in GoDaddy by 37.7% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 861,066 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $120,305,000 after buying an additional 235,934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in shares of GoDaddy by 1.6% during the second quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 828,326 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $115,725,000 after buying an additional 13,206 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.28% of the company’s stock.

GoDaddy Company Profile

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.