Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) Price Target Lowered to $55.00 at Robert W. Baird

Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) had its target price lowered by investment analysts at Robert W. Baird from $75.00 to $55.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 15.69% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Wedbush lowered their price target on shares of Docusign from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Docusign from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $105.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, February 23rd. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Docusign in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Docusign from $75.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Docusign from $102.00 to $82.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and sixteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Docusign presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $73.93.

Docusign Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DOCU opened at $47.54 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $51.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $64.46. Docusign has a one year low of $40.16 and a one year high of $94.67. The firm has a market cap of $9.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.03.

Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $836.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $828.23 million. Docusign had a return on equity of 15.02% and a net margin of 9.57%.The company’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Docusign will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Docusign news, CEO Allan C. Thygesen sold 26,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.60, for a total transaction of $1,827,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,261 shares in the company, valued at $9,901,365.60. This represents a 15.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider James P. Shaughnessy sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.03, for a total transaction of $804,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 54,550 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,656,486.50. This represents a 18.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 51,477 shares of company stock worth $3,521,607. 1.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Docusign

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DOCU. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Docusign by 36.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $749,000 after purchasing an additional 2,457 shares in the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey raised its holdings in shares of Docusign by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 30,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,385,000 after buying an additional 1,176 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its holdings in shares of Docusign by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 52,029 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,053,000 after buying an additional 3,737 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Docusign by 153.4% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 16,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,273,000 after buying an additional 9,893 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Docusign by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 51,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,020,000 after buying an additional 3,507 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.64% of the company’s stock.

Docusign News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Docusign this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat and upbeat guidance — DocuSign reported $1.01 adjusted EPS vs. $0.95 est. and $836.9M revenue (7.8% YoY); guidance and commentary around Intelligent Agreement Management were constructive for growth expectations. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: $2.0 billion boost to share repurchase program — management expanded the buyback, a direct capital‑return lever that reduces share count and supports EPS. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Product/AI momentum and IAM strategy — DocuSign is pushing IAM and AI partnerships, targeting ~18% IAM ARR share for FY27, which supports upsell, enterprise integration and longer customer lifetime value. Seeking Alpha — IAM/AI
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — BTIG reaffirmed a Buy and set a $70 price target, signaling material upside from current levels and giving investors third‑party validation of the recovery case. Benzinga — BTIG
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials and transcript available — management’s earnings slide deck and call transcript provide detail on billings, margins and the path to higher pro‑forma operating margins (helps model refinement but not an immediate catalyst). Earnings Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Board/Governance update — appointment of an AI‑focused independent director is a governance positive but is a longer‑term signal rather than a near‑term stock driver. Yahoo — Board/ Bull Case
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and growth skepticism — some analysts trimmed fair‑value estimates and caution that competition, pricing tests and slowing growth could limit upside, keeping multiples under pressure. Yahoo — Valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish risk calls — commentary warning of downside risk after recent declines highlights that sentiment and momentum can still drive volatility despite the beat. Invezz — Bearish Risk

About Docusign

DocuSign, Inc (NASDAQ: DOCU) is a leading provider of electronic signature and digital transaction management solutions. The company’s flagship offering, DocuSign eSignature, enables organizations to send, sign and manage legally binding electronic agreements securely in the cloud. Beyond eSignature, DocuSign’s Agreement Cloud combines contract lifecycle management, document generation, and workflow automation to streamline agreement processes from initiation through execution and storage.

DocuSign’s platform serves a diverse customer base spanning industries such as finance, real estate, healthcare, technology, and government.