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sellModerate cluster of 4

Michael O McCarthy III sold $347k of QS

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER at QuantumScape Corp. 38,035 shares at an average of $9.13, traded Sep 12, 2025, filed Sep 16, 2025.

Warning score
45
Value
$347k
38,035 shares
Holdings after
1,397,382
-3% from before
From 52-week low
+187%
low $3.47, close $9.95
From 52-week high
-32%
high $14.64, as of Sep 12, 2025

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $347k at market
    +15
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 2.6% of holdings
    0
  • Cluster
    4 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15

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.

QSOct 9, 2026 · close 4.58
Since filing Sep 16, 2025: -54.9%SPY +19.6% · excess -74.4%

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 0001177264-25-000009, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Sep 12, 2025SOpen-market sale
Class A Common Stock
-38,035$9.13$347k1,397,382Sep 16, 2025

Related signals

Other insiders at QuantumScape Corp and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
14Weak
QSsell10b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$545k
120,000 shares
-8%
15Weak
QSsell10b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$611k
120,000 shares
-7%
25Weak
QSsell 410b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Kevin Hettrich
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$68k
9,800 shares
-1%
27Weak
QSsell 410b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Jeffrey B Straubel
director
$188k
27,106 shares
-13%
40Moderate
QSsell 410b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$1.1M
161,331 shares
-13%
48Moderate
QSsell 4
QuantumScape Corp
Michael O McCarthy III
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
$510k
75,000 shares
-7%
25Weak
QSsell 410b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Kevin Hettrich
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$66k
9,800 shares
-1%
40Moderate
QSsell 410b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$1.4M
195,451 shares
-16%
27Weak
QSsell 410b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Jeffrey B Straubel
director
$192k
27,106 shares
-11%
27Weak
QSsell 310b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Kevin Hettrich
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$104k
9,800 shares
-1%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.