Atlassian Insiders Sold at $98, Shares Now at $149
Atlassian's CFO, CRO, and CAO collectively sold $2.43 million in shares at prices between $86.59 and $98.03 in May and June, a window the stock has since moved well past. The company's August 6 earnin
Atlassian Insiders Sold at $98; Shares Surge to $149
NEW YORK, August 9 —
Atlassian Corporation (TEAM) stock trades at $149.07, up 47.6% following an August 6 earnings release that analysts credit to cloud and AI momentum. Three months earlier, the company's CFO, CRO, and CAO collectively sold $2.43 million in shares at prices the market has since made look deeply mistimed.
- Five consecutive CRO open-market sales, June 8-12, priced $88.79 to $98.03 per share; the stock now trades at $149.07.
- CFO, CRO, and CAO sold simultaneously on May 19; 90-day insider net: $2.43 million sold, zero purchased.
- Four consecutive non-GAAP EPS beats; most recent quarter: $1.87 actual vs. $1.50 estimate, a 24.6% upside surprise.
Three Officers, One Transaction Date
Atlassian makes Jira for project tracking, Confluence for team knowledge management, Loom for asynchronous video, and Rovo, its AI platform covering search, chat, and agent capabilities. Three executives who understand that business intimately all filed Form 4 disclosures for the same transaction date, May 19: CFO James Chuong's largest single lot was 5,440 shares at $86.59, the window's biggest individual transaction; CRO Brian Duffy sold across multiple lots that same day; and CAO Gene Liu participated as well. Duffy then returned for five straight sessions, June 8-12, working prices from $88.79 up to $98.03 before stopping.
What Four Straight Beats Say
The August 6 filing disclosed non-GAAP EPS of $1.87 against $1.50 consensus, the fourth consecutive upside beat, extending a streak that includes surprises of 30.7% and 7.0% in the prior two quarters. Trailing revenue is $6.57 billion, growing 27.6%; free cash flow is $1.51 billion on 85.6% gross margins. Those are software-business fundamentals that justify significant multiple expansion, and they explain why the stock moved as it did. One complication worth running through a DCF calculator: the trailing GAAP EPS is negative $0.21, meaning stock-based compensation and similar charges consume reported profit, keeping the economic picture narrower than non-GAAP metrics imply.
| Ticker | Mkt cap | Fwd P/E | 52-wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | $37.8B | 22.1x | -6.4% |
| OKTA | $26.0B | 34.6x | +67.6% |
| MDB | $32.1B | 54.3x | +98.4% |
| HUBS | $10.5B | 12.7x | -50.0% |
| ZS | $27.3B | 36.7x | -37.8% |
| DDOG | $84.0B | 79.3x | +81.6% |
The Number That Settles It
The distance between $98.03 (Duffy's highest sale, June 8) and $149.07 today does not prove insiders misjudged the quarter; plans filed months earlier carry no obligation to forecast near-term results. Post-earnings coverage also references a CEO share-buy plan alongside the August 6 results, a counterpoint to the earlier selling. What the filings establish: insider ownership at 0.9%, institutional at 107.8% of float, short interest at 11.1%. The resolving number is trailing GAAP EPS, now negative $0.21; if AI revenue compounds into reported profit, the bull case reaches the $186.83 analyst consensus. Run the free Atlassian Corporation deep-dive →
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Frequently Asked Questions
When did Atlassian insiders sell their shares?
Atlassian's CFO, CRO, and CAO all filed Form 4 disclosures for the same transaction date, May 19. CRO Brian Duffy then made five additional open-market sales from June 8 to June 12, at prices ranging from $88.79 to $98.03 per share.
What were Atlassian's most recent earnings results?
Atlassian reported non-GAAP EPS of $1.87 against a $1.50 consensus estimate on August 6, a 24.6% upside surprise. It was the company's fourth consecutive quarter of beating expectations, extending a streak that includes prior surprises of 30.7% and 7.0%.
Why did Atlassian stock rise after the August 6 earnings?
Analysts credit the move to cloud and AI momentum. Trailing revenue is $6.57 billion growing at 27.6%, with free cash flow of $1.51 billion on 85.6% gross margins, fundamentals the article describes as justifying significant multiple expansion.
What is Atlassian's GAAP earnings per share?
Atlassian's trailing GAAP EPS is negative $0.21, because stock-based compensation and similar charges consume reported profit. The article notes this keeps the economic picture narrower than non-GAAP metrics imply.
What is the analyst consensus price target for Atlassian?
The analyst consensus target is $186.83. The article frames this as the bull case if AI revenue compounds into reported profit, set against a current share price of $149.07.
Atlassian stock has surged to $149.07, reportedly up 47.6% following an August 6 earnings release that analysts describe as a profitable quarter with cloud and AI momentum. Three months earlier, the company's CFO, CRO, and CAO were selling shares at prices between $78 and $98.