GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) Stock Crosses Below Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemGoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY – Get Free Report) shares passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $96.83 and traded as low as $95.62. GoDaddy shares last traded at $97.0730, with a volume of 1,720,362 shares.
Trending Headlines about GoDaddy
Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:
- Neutral Sentiment: Several law firms—including Kaplan Fox, Rosen Law, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, and Bleichmar Fonti & Auld—announced or promoted a securities class action involving investors who purchased GoDaddy shares from September 3, 2025, through February 24, 2026. The notices primarily seek potential lead plaintiffs and do not establish liability. Bronstein class-action announcement
- Negative Sentiment: The allegations reportedly focus on GoDaddy’s domain-registration contract-term shift, including claims that a $4.99 one-year promotion replaced higher-value multiyear bookings and that investors were not adequately informed. If proven, the claims could raise litigation costs, settlement risk, and questions about the company’s revenue quality and disclosures. SueWallSt shareholder alert
- Negative Sentiment: The repeated October 2 alerts increase visibility around the lawsuit and may weigh on sentiment, although they largely repeat the same allegations rather than disclose a new court ruling or operational development. The lead-plaintiff deadline is generally cited as October 20, 2026, while one notice references an October 26 court deadline. Kaplan Fox lawsuit notice
- Neutral Sentiment: UBS reportedly sees attractive valuation in Gen Digital despite volatility involving GoDaddy, but the commentary offers limited direct support for GDDY and underscores that investors are distinguishing between broader internet-security opportunities and GoDaddy-specific legal uncertainty. UBS valuation commentary
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
GDDY has been the subject of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of GoDaddy from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $95.00 target price (up from $93.00) on shares of GoDaddy in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wedbush lowered their price target on GoDaddy from $109.00 to $93.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective on shares of GoDaddy in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded GoDaddy to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, GoDaddy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.69.
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GoDaddy Price Performance
The business has a 50-day moving average price of $96.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.25. The company has a market cap of $12.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 561.10.
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 660.96% and a net margin of 17.83%.GoDaddy’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that GoDaddy Inc. will post 7.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at GoDaddy
In other news, Director Leah Sweet sold 325 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.44, for a total value of $31,668.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,333,856.16. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Amanpal Bhutani sold 8,194 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.19, for a total value of $829,150.86. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 504,553 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,055,718.07. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 26,858 shares of company stock worth $2,593,081. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GDDY. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in GoDaddy by 93.8% in the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 372 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in GoDaddy by 191.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 259 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Acuitas Investments LLC bought a new stake in GoDaddy in the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Perkins Coie Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of GoDaddy during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 24.8% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,072 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.28% of the company’s stock.
About GoDaddy
GoDaddy Inc (NYSE:GDDY) is a technology company that provides domain name registration and online services for individuals, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Its platform enables customers to search for and manage domain names, establish an online presence, and build and maintain websites.
The company offers website and ecommerce tools, managed web hosting, business email, online marketing services, and website security products. GoDaddy also provides tools designed to help businesses manage digital content, customer engagement, appointments, payments, and other day-to-day online activities through an integrated platform.
Founded in 1997 as Jomax Technologies by entrepreneur Bob Parsons, the company later adopted the GoDaddy name and grew into a global provider of online services.