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Michael O McCarthy III sold $329k of QS

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER at QuantumScape Corp. 20,435 shares at an average of $16.12, traded Nov 7, 2025, filed Nov 12, 2025.

Warning score
50
Value
$329k
20,435 shares
Holdings after
137,888
-13% from before
From 52-week low
+379%
low $3.47, close $16.62
From 52-week high
-10%
high $18.44, as of Nov 7, 2025

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $329k at market
    +15
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 13% of holdings
    +5
  • Cluster
    8 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.

This signal so far: 1m -19.4%, 3m -39.8%, 6m -40.8%.

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 12, 2026 · close 4.27
Since filing Nov 12, 2025: -70.8%SPY +15.1% · excess -85.9%

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 0001177264-25-000016, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Nov 7, 2025GGift
Class A Common Stock
-158,323$0.00$01,217,795Nov 12, 2025
Nov 7, 2025GGift
Class A Common Stockindirect: By: Trust
+158,323$0.00$0158,323Nov 12, 2025
Nov 7, 2025SOpen-market sale
Class A Common Stockindirect: By: Trust
-20,435$16.12$329k137,888Nov 12, 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%
23Weak
QSsell10b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$77k
12,723 shares
-100%
8Weak
QSsell10b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$241k
41,876 shares
-2%
18Weak
QSsell 210b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Kevin Hettrich
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$71k
9,800 shares
-1%
28Weak
QSsell 210b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$1000k
137,245 shares
-8%
19Weak
QSsell 210b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Kevin Hettrich
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$78k
9,800 shares
-1%
33Weak
QSsell 210b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$1.8M
190,935 shares
-10%
26Weak
QSsell 310b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Kevin Hettrich
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$79k
9,800 shares
-1%
35Weak
QSsell 310b5-1
QuantumScape Corp
Timothy Holme
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$975k
118,417 shares
-7%

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.

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