Domain registrar and web services company, GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after market close. Here's what to expect.
Last quarter GoDaddy reported revenues of $964 million, up 14.1% year on year, beating analyst revenue expectations by 1.92%. It was an ok quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analyst estimates.
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This quarter analysts are expecting GoDaddy's revenue to grow 10.9% year on year to $969.8 million, in line with the 11.9% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Earnings are expected to come in at $0.72 per share.
Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company has a history of exceeding Wall St's expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years on average by 1.09%.
Looking at GoDaddy's peers in the sales and marketing software segment, only Qualtrics (NASDAQ:XM) has so far reported results, delivering top-line growth of 47.9% year on year, and beating analyst estimates by 6.18%. The stock traded up 5.97% on the results. Read our full analysis of Qualtrics's earnings results here.
Technology stocks have been hit hard on fears of higher interest rates and while some of the software stocks have fared somewhat better, they have not been spared, with share price declining 7.48% over the last month. GoDaddy is down 5.8% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $98.8, compared to share price of $75.43.
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