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Michael O McCarthy III sold $510k of QS

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER at QuantumScape Corp. 75,000 shares at an average of $6.80, traded Mar 4, 2026, filed Mar 6, 2026.

Warning score
48
Value
$510k
75,000 shares
Holdings after
954,219
-7% from before
From 52-week low
+102%
low $3.47, close $7.00
From 52-week high
-62%
high $18.44, as of Mar 4, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $510k at market
    +18
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 7.3% 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.

This signal so far: 1m -4.9%, 3m +14.6%, 6m -18.1%.

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 Mar 6, 2026: -36.2%SPY +16.6% · excess -52.8%

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 0001177264-26-000006, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Mar 4, 2026SOpen-market sale
Class A Common Stock
-30,000$6.90$207k999,219Mar 6, 2026
Mar 6, 2026SOpen-market sale
Class A Common Stock
-45,000$6.73$303k954,219Mar 6, 2026

Related signals

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

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
14Weak
QSsell10b5-1
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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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