As Internet Software & Services businesses, GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) and The Ultimate Software Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTI), are affected by compare. This especially applies to their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 2.57B | 4.41 | 130.70M | 0.69 | 93.93 |
| The Ultimate Software Group Inc. | 1.09B | 7.72 | 49.70M | 1.87 | 135.39 |
Table 1 shows gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation of the two companies. The Ultimate Software Group Inc. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GoDaddy Inc. The company that is currently more affordable of the two stocks is the one that has a lower P/E ratio. GoDaddy Inc.’s current P/E ratio is lower than that of The Ultimate Software Group Inc., which means that it is the affordable of the two.
Profitability
Table 2 demonstrates the return on equity, return on assets and net margins of GoDaddy Inc. and The Ultimate Software Group Inc.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 5.09% | 21.5% | 2.2% |
| The Ultimate Software Group Inc. | 4.56% | 7.9% | 2.9% |
Volatility & Risk
GoDaddy Inc. is 22.00% less volatile than Standard & Poor’s 500 because the company has a beta of 0.78. In other hand, The Ultimate Software Group Inc. has beta of 1.21 which is 21.00% more volatile than Standard & Poor’s 500.
Liquidity
GoDaddy Inc. has a Current Ratio of 0.7 and a Quick Ratio of 0.7. Competitively, The Ultimate Software Group Inc.’s Current Ratio is 1 and has 1 Quick Ratio. The Ultimate Software Group Inc.’s better ability to pay short and long-term obligations than GoDaddy Inc.
Analyst Ratings
The next table highlights the given recommendations and ratings for GoDaddy Inc. and The Ultimate Software Group Inc.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.67 |
| The Ultimate Software Group Inc. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.71 |
GoDaddy Inc.’s upside potential is 32.49% at a $86.5 consensus price target. The Ultimate Software Group Inc. on the other hand boasts of a $316 consensus price target and a 17.77% potential upside. Based on the analysts view we can conclude, GoDaddy Inc. is looking more favorable than The Ultimate Software Group Inc.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
About 0.1% of GoDaddy Inc.’s share are held by insiders. Insiders Competitively, held 2.2% of The Ultimate Software Group Inc. shares.
Performance
Here are the Week, Month, Quarter, Half Year, Year and YTD Performance of both pretenders.
| Performance (W) | Performance (M) | Performance (Q) | Performance (HY) | Performance (Y) | Performance (YTD) | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | -0.83% | -2.65% | -20.7% | -10.29% | 34.41% | 28.72% |
| The Ultimate Software Group Inc. | -4.02% | -5.02% | -20.46% | -4.36% | 19.57% | 16.07% |
For the past year GoDaddy Inc.’s stock price has bigger growth than The Ultimate Software Group Inc.
GoDaddy Inc. designs and develops cloud-based technology products for small businesses, Web design professionals, and individuals in the United States and internationally. It provides domain name registration product that enables to engage customers at the initial stage of establishing a digital identity; hosting and presence products, such as shared Website hosting, Website hosting on virtual dedicated servers and dedicated servers, managed hosting, and security. The company also offers Website builder, an online tool that enables customers to build Websites; online store product that allows customers to create their own standalone Website with an integrated online store optimized for mobile shopping; and search engine visibility product that helps customers get their Websites found on search sites through search engine optimization. In addition, the company offers business application products, including Microsoft Office 365, email accounts, email marketing, and telephony services. GoDaddy Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management solutions primarily to enterprise companies in the United States and Canada. The companyÂ’s UltiPro software solution delivers the functionality businesses to manage the employee life cycle from recruitment to retirement. Its UltiPro solution includes unified feature sets for talent acquisition and onboarding, human resources (HR) management and compliance, benefits management and online enrollment, payroll, performance management, employee engagement surveying, compensation management with salary planning, budgeting, and development of incentive plans, succession management, learning management, reporting and analytical decision-making and predictive tools, and time and attendance; and has role-based features for HR professionals, executives, managers, administrators, and employees. The companyÂ’s UltiPro software solution is delivered primarily over the Internet. It also provides professional services, and customer support and product maintenance services. The company serves customers in various industries, including manufacturing, food services, sports, technology, finance, insurance, retail, real estate, transportation, communications, healthcare, and other services. The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Weston, Florida.