Introduction of GoDaddy Capital: GoDaddy has launched GoDaddy Capital, a merchant cash advance program that provides up to $1 million to small and medium-sized businesses within 24 hours, allowing them to pay back through a percentage of daily sales.
Challenges Faced by Small Businesses: A survey revealed that over half of small businesses struggle with limited cash flow, with many identifying access to capital as a significant barrier to growth and scaling.
Simplified Application Process: The application for GoDaddy Capital is streamlined, requiring no paperwork and having no impact on credit scores, enabling quick funding decisions based on monthly sales.
Benefits for Business Growth: GoDaddy Capital offers flexible payment options that adjust according to sales, helping businesses manage budgets effectively, invest in inventory or equipment, and support long-term growth.
GDDY
$124.68+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on GDDY
Wall Street analysts forecast GDDY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GDDY is 169.38 USD with a low forecast of 85.00 USD and a high forecast of 240.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast GDDY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GDDY is 169.38 USD with a low forecast of 85.00 USD and a high forecast of 240.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
8 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 123.810
Low
85.00
Averages
169.38
High
240.00
Current: 123.810
Low
85.00
Averages
169.38
High
240.00
Benchmark
Buy
downgrade
$250 -> $240
2025-10-31
Reason
Benchmark
Price Target
$250 -> $240
2025-10-31
downgrade
Buy
Reason
Benchmark lowered the firm's price target on GoDaddy to $240 from $250 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The Q3 print included an A&C bookings deceleration that was "slightly disappointing," but GoDaddy's estimated $1.6B of free cash flow in 2025 supports its ability to weather incremental token costs to a greater extent than standalone vibe coding platforms as the company enters the app development arena, the analyst tells investors.
JPMorgan
Neutral
downgrade
$94 -> $85
2025-10-31
Reason
JPMorgan
Price Target
$94 -> $85
2025-10-31
downgrade
Neutral
Reason
JPMorgan lowered the firm's price target on GoDaddy to $85 from $94 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm incorporating GoDaddy's agentic artificial intelligence investments, saying the company aims to position itself as a leading website builder for self-creators.
B. Riley
Buy
downgrade
$225 -> $215
2025-10-31
Reason
B. Riley
Price Target
$225 -> $215
2025-10-31
downgrade
Buy
Reason
B. Riley lowered the firm's price target on GoDaddy to $215 from $225 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares following the Q3 report. The firm continues to find GoDaddy's risk/reward appealing.
Morgan Stanley
Elizabeth Porter
Equal Weight
downgrade
$197 -> $159
2025-10-31
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Elizabeth Porter
Price Target
$197 -> $159
2025-10-31
downgrade
Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley analyst Elizabeth Porter lowered the firm's price target on GoDaddy to $159 from $197 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. A Q3 revenue beat in-line with recent trend and fiscal year raise slightly less than the Q3 beat "limits catalysts for investor re-engagement," the analyst argues. The shares "screen attractive" at the current valuation, but the firm looks to build confidence in investments yielding catalysts on better growth, the analyst tells investors.
About GDDY
GoDaddy Inc. is engaged in serving a market of entrepreneurs, developing and delivering easy-to-use products in a one-stop shop solution alongside personalized guidance. The Company serves small businesses, individuals, organizations, developers, designers and domain investors. The Company's segments include Applications and Commerce (A&C) and Core Platform (Core). The A&C segment primarily consists of sales of products containing proprietary software, notably its Website building products, as well as its commerce products and third-party email and productivity solutions and sales of certain products when they are included in bundled offerings of its proprietary software products. The Core segment primarily consists of sales of domain registrations and renewals, aftermarket domain sales, Website hosting products and Website security products when not included in bundled offerings of its proprietary software products, as well as sales of products not containing a software component.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
