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Featured Content from MarketBeat Media These 3 Beaten-Down Stocks Just Announced Massive Share BuybacksWritten by Leo Miller. Published: 3/24/2026. 
Key Points - Salesforce is acting quickly to buy back its stock, announcing a huge accelerated repurchase program.
- DocuSign's buyback capacity now exceeds 25% of its market capitalization with shares down nearly 50% from recent highs.
- As the memory shortage delivers blows to Qualcomm, the company just pushed its buyback authorization above $20 billion.
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Stock buybacks are generally bullish for shareholders. They signal that management may view the stock as undervalued, reduce the number of shares outstanding and—by extension—can increase earnings per share. Recently, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU), and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM)—three well-known tech names that have suffered significant drawdowns this year—announced large buyback programs that merit investors' attention. During Tesla's last earnings call, Elon Musk outlined a new AI-driven approach he says could generate $30,000-$50,000 a year in passive income with minimal effort and modest upfront costs. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz called it 'a total game-changer,' and millions of Americans are reportedly eligible to participate. This is a new business model, and early movers could be positioned for significant returns. Watch the free presentation and learn how to get started today All three have fallen at least 30% from their 52-week highs, and their management teams are signaling confidence by committing to sizable repurchases at prices they likely view as depressed and poised to recover. Salesforce Announces Record $25 Billion Accelerated Repurchase Salesforce has become a poster child for the so-called "SaaSpocalypse," with CRM shares down roughly 35% from their 52-week high. "SaaSpocalypse" is shorthand for broad declines across many Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) stocks, partly driven by concerns that new artificial intelligence tools could reshape software economics. As AI lowers the cost of coding, some worry customers could use AI to build applications that replicate Salesforce's functionality or that AI-native vendors could undercut Salesforce on price. Salesforce, however, views AI as an enabler. Its AI add-on AgentForce recently reached $800 million in annual recurring revenue, a 169% year-over-year increase. Management remains confident and is backing that view with action: Salesforce announced its largest-ever $25 billion accelerated share repurchase (ASR), equal to roughly 14% of the firm's approximately $180 billion market capitalization. ASRs are a strong signal of conviction because they represent the fastest way to repurchase shares. The move suggests Salesforce believes its stock is meaningfully undervalued—a view that many analysts share. Analysts see nearly 44% potential upside for CRM over the next 12 months, and the consensus rating is a Moderate Buy, with 27 of 39 analysts assigning a Buy. DocuSign Lifts Repurchase Authorization to $2.6 Billion DocuSign has faced the same AI-related questions that have pressured many software names. The stock is down nearly 50% from its 52-week high and has lost about 30% in 2026. DOCU now trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio near 11x, only a hair above its all-time low. So far, the anticipated negative impacts from AI haven't shown up in the company's financials. DocuSign generated 8% sales growth in 2025, broadly in line with the prior two years, and expects similar growth this year with relatively stable margins. The market, however, is forward-looking and is weighing whether results could deteriorate in the future and whether DocuSign's guidance will hold. Still, DocuSign is signaling confidence through buybacks. Alongside its latest earnings release—its 13th consecutive quarterly earnings beat dating back to Q3 2023—the company increased its buyback authorization by $2 billion. That raises total authorization to $2.6 billion, roughly 28% of DocuSign's approximately $9.5 billion market capitalization. The company spent about $269 million on buybacks in the latest quarter, a 66% year-over-year increase. The new authorization implies buybacks could accelerate further, reflecting management's bullish stance. Analysts likewise see upside, forecasting more than 41% potential upside over the next 12 months. Qualcomm Boosts Buybacks as Memory Woes Weigh on Shares Shares of semiconductor giant Qualcomm are trading about 35% below their 52-week high. Qualcomm has limited exposure to the AI data-center megatrend, which has contributed to its underperformance versus many large-cap chip peers over the past several years. Somewhat ironically, Qualcomm's largest market is being hurt by the AI buildout. In its latest quarter, handsets—essentially smartphones—accounted for about 64% of revenue. For the next quarter, the company expects handset sales of roughly $6 billion, down 13% year over year. Smartphone makers are trimming orders for Qualcomm's processors because they can't source enough memory chips. Manufacturers face DRAM shortages that limit their ability to assemble complete phones. Memory makers are reallocating DRAM capacity to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for advanced AI systems, which offers higher margins—leaving Qualcomm at a disadvantage. Despite these near-term headwinds, Qualcomm is confident in its long-term prospects, citing traction in automotive markets and a sizable robotics opportunity. The company announced a $20 billion buyback authorization, bringing total repurchase authority to $22.1 billion—around 17% of its roughly $137 billion market capitalization. The buyback comes at an opportune time: analysts forecast more than 29% potential upside over the next 12 months. When Shares Slide, Buybacks Speak Across Salesforce, DocuSign and Qualcomm, the common thread is scale: each company is committing substantial capital to repurchases after significant declines. Buybacks don't remove the underlying risks that triggered the selloffs, but they do put real money behind management's view that valuations have become more attractive. Within this group, Salesforce's ASR is the boldest statement, signaling both urgency and conviction. The bigger test won't be the size of the authorizations but whether execution and results over the coming quarters convince the market that the AI-related fears hanging over legacy software are overstated. | 
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