Michael O McCarthy III sold $5.8M of QS
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER at QuantumScape Corp. 500,000 shares at an average of $11.60, traded Jul 25, 2025, filed Jul 29, 2025.
Score components
- +15RoleOfficer
- +25Trade size$5.8M at market
- +10Share of holdings soldSold 25% of holdings
- +8Cluster2 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001177264-25-000003, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | MOption exercise Class A Common Stock | +300,000 | $2.38 | $713k | 1,967,183 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -500,000 | $11.60 | $5.8M | 1,467,183 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | MOption exercise Stock Option (right to buy)derivative | -300,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 100,000 | Jul 29, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at QuantumScape Corp and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14Weak | QuantumScape Corp | Timothy Holme CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | $545k 120,000 shares | -8% | |
| 15Weak | QuantumScape Corp | Timothy Holme CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | $611k 120,000 shares | -7% | |
| 30Weak | QuantumScape Corp | Jeffrey B Straubel director | $1.8M 157,171 shares | -37% | |
| 27Weak | QuantumScape Corp | Kevin Hettrich CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $109k 9,800 shares | -1% | |
| 65Notable | QuantumScape Corp | Dipender Saluja director | $37M 3,297,645 shares | -25% | |
| 40Moderate | QuantumScape Corp | Timothy Holme CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | $2.7M 211,362 shares | -15% | |
| 64Notable | QuantumScape Corp | Michael O McCarthy III CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $894k 76,415 shares | -44% | |
| 27Weak | QuantumScape Corp | Kevin Hettrich CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $111k 9,800 shares | -1% | |
| 40Moderate | QuantumScape Corp | Timothy Holme CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | $3.1M 246,708 shares | -17% | |
| 50Moderate | QuantumScape Corp | Michael O McCarthy III CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $329k 20,435 shares | -13% |
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