{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"155472","rtpr_id":"nGNX1rD6tN-20260929","ticker":"GDDY","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["GDDY"],"title":"Portnoy Law Firm Announces Class Action on Behalf of GoDaddy, Inc. Investors","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-29T13:00:04.113Z","article_body":"LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=DoIBVSFnp4_FQmcJK6yHKwbpyz_Cpw3kXiqOTWd1SD-l1i6X8NjXF3_J2OSTGYv6qEEUsnBgyUx3NX0Ap2OuoPv_oqYj7rBWYCyGvwsiacMcEbXrAE7vqIVrnJ0kKpLR)\nadvises GoDaddy, Inc., (“GoDaddy” or the \"Company\") (NYSE: GDDY)\ninvestors of a class action on behalf of investors that bought securities\nbetween September 3, 2025 - February 24, 2026, inclusive (the “Class\nPeriod”). GoDaddy investors have until October 20, 2026 to file a lead\nplaintiff motion.\n\nInvestors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=0wAfrDP3s85R9hxS9aVGUo26tAQJm0zSBy2h-JtkLHGr4AtFeB7qq1U0ucrVT9VSXjx9vcRtKO4f5Q3dbDANGH1pZUZUeCIKurQXR1poJkc=), by\nphone 310-692-8883 or email\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=boFje6DWYb60FDYy8DbiuOLEC5s277XLpQaHVoXL_xb6o_t9Wcz8iH8UlMvDc-wfo6cfVGEjlQ2ebKWpHG-xgxQlbO0qxx5xjT3B2zpXMz8=):\nlesley@portnoylaw.com, to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via\nhttps://portnoylaw.com/godaddy-inc. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a\ncomplimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing\nclaims to recover their losses.\n\nThe GoDaddy class action lawsuit alleges that defendants throughout the\nClass Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose\nthat: (i) while discussing the material issue of their go-to-market strategy\naround high-intent customers, defendants failed to disclose that they had also\nimplemented a promotional discount for dotcom domains that were likely to and\ndid result in shorter term contracts with smaller valuations that were likely\nto result in a deceleration in total bookings for the fourth quarter and full\nyear 2025; (ii) despite stating that GoDaddy “turned off” discounting at\nthe front of GoDaddy’s customer funnel, defendants failed to disclose that\nGoDaddy instituted promotional discounts during the Class Period; and (iii)\ndespite telling investors that its strategy “isn’t to grow customers just\nfor the sake of growing customers” and that “[w]e’ve seen the average\norder size go up,” GoDaddy had implemented a promotion that directly\ncontradicted those representations by focusing on short term contracts with\nsmaller valuations, which in turn led to a decrease in total bookings and\ndeceleration of bookings growth for both the fourth quarter and full year\n2025.\n\nOn February 24, 2026, GoDaddy issued a press release reporting its fourth\nquarter and full year 2025 financial results, allegedly disclosing that total\nbookings growth had sharply decelerated to 5% in the fourth quarter of 2025. \nThat same day, GoDaddy hosted a conference call with analysts and investors,\nwhere Aman Bhutani, GoDaddy’s Chief Executive Officer, allegedly revealed\nthat “this quarter, we expanded our go-to-market approach with a streamlined\npurchase experience for new domain customers. . . .  We activated our\nmarketing channels on the streamlined experience and introduced a promotional\nprice for dotcom domains with a one-year term.  The approach successfully\nincreased new customer volume that purchased domain units with one-year terms,\nbut the demand for this offer was greater than we expected and the shift in\nterm mix combined with the promotional price reduced upfront bookings and\nnear-term revenue.”  Mark McCaffrey, GoDaddy’s Chief Financial Officer,\nallegedly responded to a question from an analyst about the decision to change\nGoDaddy’s go-to-market strategy by stating “[t]his is impacting our\nbookings, but has relatively little impact on revenue itself because the\ntiming of the revenue recognition stays consistent.  So that’s one aspect\nof it.  The other is, there is a reduction in our average order size of\ninitiation related to the discount that gets allocated amongst all the\nproducts that does have a little bit of impact on revenue in and of itself. .\n. .  We think the major impact is going to be at the end of this year and\ngoing into Q1.”  On this news, the price of GoDaddy stock fell more than\n14%, according to the complaint.\n\nThe Portnoy Law Firm represents investors in pursuing claims caused by\ncorporate wrongdoing. The Firm’s founding partner has recovered over $5.5\nbillion for aggrieved investors. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not\nguarantee similar outcomes.\n\nLesley F. Portnoy, Esq.\nAdmitted CA, NY and TX Bar\nlesley@portnoylaw.com\n310-692-8883\nwww.portnoylaw.com\n\nAttorney Advertising\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ea0dd9c0-6e41-4d5a-ad27-b277677af6df)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX1rD6tN-20260929","title":"Portnoy Law Firm Announces Class Action on Behalf of GoDaddy, Inc. Investors","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"GDDY","created":"2026-09-29T13:00:04.113Z","tickers":["GDDY"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=DoIBVSFnp4_FQmcJK6yHKwbpyz_Cpw3kXiqOTWd1SD-l1i6X8NjXF3_J2OSTGYv6qEEUsnBgyUx3NX0Ap2OuoPv_oqYj7rBWYCyGvwsiacMcEbXrAE7vqIVrnJ0kKpLR)\nadvises GoDaddy, Inc., (“GoDaddy” or the \"Company\") (NYSE: GDDY)\ninvestors of a class action on behalf of investors that bought securities\nbetween September 3, 2025 - February 24, 2026, inclusive (the “Class\nPeriod”). GoDaddy investors have until October 20, 2026 to file a lead\nplaintiff motion.\n\nInvestors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=0wAfrDP3s85R9hxS9aVGUo26tAQJm0zSBy2h-JtkLHGr4AtFeB7qq1U0ucrVT9VSXjx9vcRtKO4f5Q3dbDANGH1pZUZUeCIKurQXR1poJkc=), by\nphone 310-692-8883 or email\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=boFje6DWYb60FDYy8DbiuOLEC5s277XLpQaHVoXL_xb6o_t9Wcz8iH8UlMvDc-wfo6cfVGEjlQ2ebKWpHG-xgxQlbO0qxx5xjT3B2zpXMz8=):\nlesley@portnoylaw.com, to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via\nhttps://portnoylaw.com/godaddy-inc. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a\ncomplimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing\nclaims to recover their losses.\n\nThe GoDaddy class action lawsuit alleges that defendants throughout the\nClass Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose\nthat: (i) while discussing the material issue of their go-to-market strategy\naround high-intent customers, defendants failed to disclose that they had also\nimplemented a promotional discount for dotcom domains that were likely to and\ndid result in shorter term contracts with smaller valuations that were likely\nto result in a deceleration in total bookings for the fourth quarter and full\nyear 2025; (ii) despite stating that GoDaddy “turned off” discounting at\nthe front of GoDaddy’s customer funnel, defendants failed to disclose that\nGoDaddy instituted promotional discounts during the Class Period; and (iii)\ndespite telling investors that its strategy “isn’t to grow customers just\nfor the sake of growing customers” and that “[w]e’ve seen the average\norder size go up,” GoDaddy had implemented a promotion that directly\ncontradicted those representations by focusing on short term contracts with\nsmaller valuations, which in turn led to a decrease in total bookings and\ndeceleration of bookings growth for both the fourth quarter and full year\n2025.\n\nOn February 24, 2026, GoDaddy issued a press release reporting its fourth\nquarter and full year 2025 financial results, allegedly disclosing that total\nbookings growth had sharply decelerated to 5% in the fourth quarter of 2025. \nThat same day, GoDaddy hosted a conference call with analysts and investors,\nwhere Aman Bhutani, GoDaddy’s Chief Executive Officer, allegedly revealed\nthat “this quarter, we expanded our go-to-market approach with a streamlined\npurchase experience for new domain customers. . . .  We activated our\nmarketing channels on the streamlined experience and introduced a promotional\nprice for dotcom domains with a one-year term.  The approach successfully\nincreased new customer volume that purchased domain units with one-year terms,\nbut the demand for this offer was greater than we expected and the shift in\nterm mix combined with the promotional price reduced upfront bookings and\nnear-term revenue.”  Mark McCaffrey, GoDaddy’s Chief Financial Officer,\nallegedly responded to a question from an analyst about the decision to change\nGoDaddy’s go-to-market strategy by stating “[t]his is impacting our\nbookings, but has relatively little impact on revenue itself because the\ntiming of the revenue recognition stays consistent.  So that’s one aspect\nof it.  The other is, there is a reduction in our average order size of\ninitiation related to the discount that gets allocated amongst all the\nproducts that does have a little bit of impact on revenue in and of itself. .\n. .  We think the major impact is going to be at the end of this year and\ngoing into Q1.”  On this news, the price of GoDaddy stock fell more than\n14%, according to the complaint.\n\nThe Portnoy Law Firm represents investors in pursuing claims caused by\ncorporate wrongdoing. The Firm’s founding partner has recovered over $5.5\nbillion for aggrieved investors. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not\nguarantee similar outcomes.\n\nLesley F. Portnoy, Esq.\nAdmitted CA, NY and TX Bar\nlesley@portnoylaw.com\n310-692-8883\nwww.portnoylaw.com\n\nAttorney Advertising\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ea0dd9c0-6e41-4d5a-ad27-b277677af6df)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-29T13:00:04.163892566Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790686804163},"received_at":"2026-09-29T13:00:04.214Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"144199","press_release_id":"155472","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"IT Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":["unresolved securities-fraud class action alleging undisclosed promotional discounting and misleading go-to-market statements","bookings growth decelerated sharply to 5% in Q4 2025 per the complaint"],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"The Portnoy Law Firm announced a class action against GoDaddy on behalf of investors who bought GDDY securities between September 3, 2025 and February 24, 2026, with a lead-plaintiff deadline of October 20, 2026.\n\nThe complaint alleges GoDaddy misled investors about undisclosed promotional discounting on dotcom domains that shortened contract terms and contributed to a sharp deceleration in bookings growth to 5% in Q4 2025.\n\nPer the complaint, GDDY shares fell more than 14% following the February 24, 2026 disclosure. 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