Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) CRO Paula Hansen Sells 3,300 Shares of Company Stock

Docusign Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU) CRO Paula Hansen sold 3,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.82, for a total transaction of $270,006.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive owned 103,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,448,569.56. This represents a 3.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Paula Hansen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 1st, Paula Hansen sold 3,300 shares of Docusign stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.81, for a total transaction of $227,073.00.

Docusign Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:DOCU opened at $80.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $71.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.80. Docusign Inc. has a 12-month low of $40.16 and a 12-month high of $85.90.

Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.07. Docusign had a net margin of 9.82% and a return on equity of 18.29%. The business had revenue of $875.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $867.22 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.30 EPS. Docusign’s revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Docusign Inc. will post 2.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Docusign

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DOCU. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Docusign in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $927,059,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Docusign by 76.1% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,285,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,568,000 after buying an additional 2,283,996 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Docusign by 4.0% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,170,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,293,000 after buying an additional 123,100 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Docusign by 51.9% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 1,608,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,265,000 after buying an additional 549,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Docusign during the second quarter worth approximately $56,219,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.64% of the company’s stock.

Docusign News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Docusign this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Docusign acquired Suplari, an AI-native procurement intelligence company, to add technology to its Intelligent Agreement Management platform. The company says the expanded platform is intended to help businesses manage supplier obligations and renewals, and reduce costs and risks—potentially strengthening its enterprise offering. Docusign acquires Suplari
• Positive Sentiment: A report says Schwab-affiliated registered investment advisers face a deadline to move exclusively to Docusign, with Nevis helping address onboarding workflows. If the transition drives adoption, it could support Docusign’s customer reach in financial services. Schwab RIAs and Docusign onboarding
• Neutral Sentiment: Chief Revenue Officer Paula Hansen sold 3,300 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, reducing her position by 3.1%. The planned nature of the transaction may make it a weaker signal of her outlook than an unplanned sale. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Docusign shares fell on the latest trading day while the broader market improved, indicating relative weakness in the session. Docusign stock declines while market improves

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on DOCU. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Docusign from $55.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered Docusign from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 2nd. UBS Group boosted their price target on Docusign from $54.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Docusign from $58.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Docusign from $54.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $67.62.

About Docusign

DocuSign, Inc is a software company that provides digital agreement and electronic signature solutions. Its platform enables individuals and organizations to prepare, send, sign, manage and store agreements electronically, helping customers replace paper-based contracting processes with digital workflows.

The company’s offerings include eSignature, contract lifecycle management, identity verification, notarization and agreement analytics tools. These products are designed to support agreement creation, negotiation, execution and post-signature management across functions such as sales, human resources, procurement, legal and finance.

Founded in 2003, DocuSign serves businesses, government organizations and individual users in markets around the world.