GoDaddy shares slide as investors weigh lingering guidance concerns and fresh service-quality headlines

GoDaddy Inc. (GDDY) is down 3.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: No single, definitive headline appears to explain today’s move, but the stock remains sensitive to lingering concerns around 2026 growth after the company’s latest annual outlook disappointed investors earlier this year. A newly surfaced Website Builder incident affecting site security indicators could also be adding to near-term sentiment pressure.

Details:

In its latest earnings materials and related filing, GoDaddy provided 2026 revenue guidance that came in below what the market had been expecting, which has remained an overhang on the shares since late February.

A current report filed with regulators on February 24, 2026, referenced the company’s earnings release and conference call for fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, keeping investors focused on forward-looking commentary and updated assumptions.

A GoDaddy Website Builder incident beginning April 13, 2026 described some sites showing a “Not Secure” message, a type of customer-facing disruption that can weigh on a hosting platform’s reputation if it persists.

Separately, GoDaddy has faced heightened attention on security practices following a federal regulator action tied to alleged shortcomings in its website hosting security controls.

Sources:

GoDaddy Investor Relations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, IsDown

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$GDDY Insider Trading Activity

$GDDY insiders have traded $GDDY stock on the open market 20 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 20 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GDDY stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

AMANPAL SINGH BHUTANI (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 46,311 shares for an estimated $4,385,149.
MARK MCCAFFREY (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 23,130 shares for an estimated $2,184,743.
JARED F. SINE (Chief Strategy & Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 10,484 shares for an estimated $956,994.
PHONTIP PALITWANON (Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 5,442 shares for an estimated $617,223.
BRIAN SHARPLES sold 500 shares for an estimated $66,555
LEAH SWEET sold 650 shares for an estimated $56,459

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$GDDY Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 328 institutional investors add shares of $GDDY stock to their portfolio, and 368 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 3,781,097 shares (-78.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $469,158,515
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,615,005 shares (+117.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $200,389,820
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC removed 1,203,701 shares (-98.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $149,355,220
BLACKROCK, INC. removed 1,033,605 shares (-6.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $128,249,708
PACER ADVISORS, INC. removed 752,624 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $93,385,585
FMR LLC added 583,869 shares (+20.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $72,446,465
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added 551,917 shares (+155.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $68,481,861

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$GDDY Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $GDDY stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GDDY stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 5 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 02/10 and 4 sales worth up to $95,000 on 03/13, 10/16, 10/15, 10/14.

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$GDDY Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $GDDY in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

B. Riley Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 10/31/2025
Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 10/31/2025
JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/31/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $GDDY, check out Quiver Quantitative's $GDDY forecast page.

$GDDY Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $GDDY recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $GDDY in the last 6 months, with a median target of $107.5.

Here are some recent targets:

James Callahan from Piper Sandler set a target price of $93.0 on 03/12/2026
Trevor Young from Barclays set a target price of $118.0 on 02/26/2026
Mark Mahaney from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $95.0 on 02/26/2026
Jamesmichael Sherman-Lewis from Citigroup set a target price of $110.0 on 02/26/2026
Deepak Mathivanan from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $90.0 on 02/25/2026
Brad Erickson from RBC Capital set a target price of $100.0 on 02/25/2026
Alec Brondolo from Wells Fargo set a target price of $77.0 on 02/25/2026

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