Atlassian’s Nasdaq 198th-Ranked $500M Volume Accompanies Insider Stock Sales and 0.24% Rally

Atlassian (TEAM) closed on August 14, 2025, with a 0.24% gain, trading at $161.97 per share. The stock recorded a daily trading volume of $500 million, ranking 198th on the Nasdaq. Recent regulatory filings highlighted insider activity involving the company’s shares.

A Form 144 filing revealed an individual insider plans to sell 7,728 shares of Atlassian’s common stock, valued at approximately $1.26 million, through Morgan Stanley on the Nasdaq. The shares were acquired as restricted stock on August 13, 2025, and the sale is part of a routine liquidity event. This follows a prior transaction on May 19, 2025, where the same individual sold 1,731 shares for $371,940.66. The filing includes standard disclosures confirming no undisclosed material adverse information.

Separately, a Form 4 filing detailed transactions by Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar on August 13, 2025. Farquhar executed seven separate sales of Class A common stock, totaling 7,711 shares, under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sales ranged from $157.46 to $164.07 per share, with weighted-average prices reported. Shares were held indirectly through the Farquhar Investment Partnership No. 2. The activity aligns with standard executive compensation practices and does not signal operational or governance changes.

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