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Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>GoDaddy Inc. reported its third-quarter 2025 results, showcasing a robust financial performance with a 10% increase in total revenue and a significant 14% rise in Applications and Commerce (A&C) bookings.</li><li>The company highlighted a 32% normalized EBITDA margin, indicating solid profitability despite investments in AI technologies.</li><li>Positively, GoDaddy raised its full-year 2025 revenue guidance to an 8% growth at the mid-point, at the top of its previously projected range, signaling confidence in continuing its growth momentum.</li></ul>

GoDaddy Inc. reported its third-quarter 2025 results, showcasing a robust financial performance with a 10% increase in total revenue and a significant 14% rise in Applications and Commerce (A&C) bookings.The company highlighted a 32% normalized EBITDA margin, indicating solid profitability despite investments in AI technologies.Positively, GoDaddy raised its full-year 2025 revenue guidance to an 8% growth at the mid-point, at the top of its previously projected range, signaling confidence in continuing its growth momentum.

GoDaddy Is Quietly Building the ‘Agentic Internet’—And It’s a Game Changer!

<ul><li>GoDaddy's second quarter results for 2025 present a distinct mixture of outcomes reflective of the company’s focused execution and challenges within the broader business landscape.</li><li>Notably, the company's adoption and integration of AI, specifically their Agentic AI, have been highlighted as significant growth levers.</li><li>Nevertheless, as with all financial assessments, understanding both the positives and potential headwinds is crucial for painting a comprehensive picture.</li></ul>

GoDaddy's second quarter results for 2025 present a distinct mixture of outcomes reflective of the company’s focused execution and challenges within the broader business landscape.Notably, the company's adoption and integration of AI, specifically their Agentic AI, have been highlighted as significant growth levers.Nevertheless, as with all financial assessments, understanding both the positives and potential headwinds is crucial for painting a comprehensive picture.

GoDaddy Unveils Ask Airo to Redefine Customer Engagement With Agentic AI; Why AI Focused Innovation Is So Critical For Them To Survive?

<ul><li>GoDaddy, a prominent provider of domain registration and web hosting services, recently reported its first quarter 2025 financial results.</li><li>The outcomes highlighted both growth and challenges faced by the company.</li><li>On the positive side, the company achieved an 8% increase in bookings, underscoring the demand for its products and services despite a challenging economic environment.</li></ul>

GoDaddy, a prominent provider of domain registration and web hosting services, recently reported its first quarter 2025 financial results.The outcomes highlighted both growth and challenges faced by the company.On the positive side, the company achieved an 8% increase in bookings, underscoring the demand for its products and services despite a challenging economic environment.

GoDaddy Inc: Expanding Into Commerce & Agency Markets with Game-Changing Digital Solutions!

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

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ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Index Rebalance

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<li>Index Committee's discretion decreases the predictability of index changes. Even when a company passes all eligibility criteria and thresholds, it might still not be selected.</li>
<li>Understanding triggers for index changes, types of additions/deletions and selection patterns, narrows down the pool of candidates and increases conviction of forecasts.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dell-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32189:1" rel="noopener">Dell Technologies (DELL US)</a> is currently the main candidate to be added by transition to the S&amp;P 500 in September 2024 Quarterly Rebalance.</li>
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Index Committee's discretion decreases the predictability of index changes. Even when a company passes all eligibility criteria and thresholds, it might still not be selected.
Understanding triggers for index changes, types of additions/deletions and selection patterns, narrows down the pool of candidates and increases conviction of forecasts.

Dell Technologies (DELL US) is currently the main candidate to be added by transition to the S&amp;P 500 in September 2024 Quarterly Rebalance.


S&P 500 / S&P 1500: Deriving Forecasts & First Prediction for September

<ul><li>GoDaddy's fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results reflect a company performing strongly across various strategic initiatives, translating customer value into shareholder value effectively.</li><li>The company reported an impressive milestone by surpassing $5 billion in annual bookings, driven by a 9% increase.</li><li>This outcome was further supported by a 21% growth in Applications & Commerce (A&C) bookings and an expansion of the normalized EBITDA margin to 31%.</li></ul>

GoDaddy's fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results reflect a company performing strongly across various strategic initiatives, translating customer value into shareholder value effectively.The company reported an impressive milestone by surpassing $5 billion in annual bookings, driven by a 9% increase.This outcome was further supported by a 21% growth in Applications & Commerce (A&C) bookings and an expansion of the normalized EBITDA margin to 31%.

GoDaddy Inc.: Product Bundling & Pricing Strategy to Secure A Stronger Market Position!

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GoDaddy, Inc. provides a cloud-based web platform for small businesses, web design professionals and individuals. The Company's platform provides applications that help them connect to their customers, manage their businesses and get found online.

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GoDaddy Is Quietly Building the ‘Agentic Internet’—And It’s a Game Changer!

GoDaddy Inc. reported its third-quarter 2025 results, showcasing a robust financial performance with a 10% increase in total revenue and a...

Baptista Research

GoDaddy Unveils Ask Airo to Redefine Customer Engagement With Agentic AI; Why AI Focused Innovation Is So Critical For Them To Survive?

GoDaddy's second quarter results for 2025 present a distinct mixture of outcomes reflective of the company’s focused execution and challenges...

Baptista Research

GoDaddy Inc: Expanding Into Commerce & Agency Markets with Game-Changing Digital Solutions!

GoDaddy, a prominent provider of domain registration and web hosting services, recently reported its first quarter 2025 financial results. The...

Baptista Research

S&P 500 / S&P 1500: Deriving Forecasts & First Prediction for September

S&P Index Committee's discretion reduces predictability of index changes. Identifying patterns and types of changes, narrows down the addition...

Dimitris Ioannidis

GoDaddy Inc.: Product Bundling & Pricing Strategy to Secure A Stronger Market Position!

GoDaddy's fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results reflect a company performing strongly across various strategic initiatives, translating...

Baptista Research

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GoDaddy Is Quietly Building the ‘Agentic Internet’—And It’s a Game Changer!

GoDaddy Inc. reported its third-quarter 2025 results, showcasing a robust financial performance with a 10% increase in total revenue and a...

Baptista Research

GoDaddy Unveils Ask Airo to Redefine Customer Engagement With Agentic AI; Why AI Focused Innovation Is So Critical For Them To Survive?

GoDaddy's second quarter results for 2025 present a distinct mixture of outcomes reflective of the company’s focused execution and challenges...

Baptista Research

GoDaddy Inc: Expanding Into Commerce & Agency Markets with Game-Changing Digital Solutions!

GoDaddy, a prominent provider of domain registration and web hosting services, recently reported its first quarter 2025 financial results. The...

Baptista Research

S&P 500 / S&P 1500: Deriving Forecasts & First Prediction for September

S&P ​Index Committee's discretion reduces predictability of index changes. Identifying patterns and types of changes, narrows down the addition...

Dimitris Ioannidis

GoDaddy Inc.: Product Bundling & Pricing Strategy to Secure A Stronger Market Position!

GoDaddy's fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results reflect a company performing strongly across various strategic initiatives, translating...

Baptista Research

S&P Index Committee's discretion reduces predictability of index changes. Identifying patterns and types of changes, narrows down the addition...