GoDaddy Inc. $GDDY Stake Lowered by Corsair Capital Management L.P.

Corsair Capital Management L.P. cut its stake in GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDYFree Report) by 90.7% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 8,662 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 84,618 shares during the quarter. Corsair Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in GoDaddy were worth $716,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GDDY. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in GoDaddy during the fourth quarter valued at $250,020,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in GoDaddy by 117.5% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,989,931 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $370,991,000 after purchasing an additional 1,615,005 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 99.7% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,631,100 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $223,183,000 after purchasing an additional 814,360 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 433.9% during the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 645,754 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $80,125,000 after purchasing an additional 524,811 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of GoDaddy by 67.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,256,998 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $155,968,000 after buying an additional 504,374 shares during the last quarter. 90.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on GDDY shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on GoDaddy from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of GoDaddy from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of GoDaddy from $154.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of GoDaddy in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of GoDaddy in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $118.43.

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GoDaddy News Roundup

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani sold 8,373 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.86, for a total value of $752,397.78. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 521,747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,884,185.42. This trade represents a 1.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Mark Mccaffrey sold 3,958 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.86, for a total transaction of $355,665.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 109,228 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,815,228.08. The trade was a 3.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders have sold 16,751 shares of company stock worth $1,480,228. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

GoDaddy Stock Performance

GDDY opened at $93.08 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 15.86, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67. The company has a market cap of $12.32 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $86.03 and a 200-day moving average of $89.27. GoDaddy Inc. has a 52-week low of $71.59 and a 52-week high of $168.13.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.07. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 17.32%.The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.26 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that GoDaddy Inc. will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GoDaddy Company Profile

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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.

Further Reading

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