Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. QuantumScape Corp shares valued at $90,178 were sold by Hettrich Kevin on Sep 12 ’25. At $9.20 per share, Hettrich Kevin sold 9,800 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,601,267 shares worth approximately $16.43 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MCCARTHY MICHAEL O III sold 38,035 shares, netting a total of over 347,267 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $9.13 each, the insider now holds 1,397,382 shares.
Before that, Straubel Jeffrey B had sold 157,180 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,446,009, the Director traded QuantumScape Corp shares for $9.20 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 157,180 shares, worth approximately $3.57 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on April 10, 2025, QuantumScape Corp [QS] has been rated down from a Neutral to a Sell. Analysts at HSBC Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Reduce”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November.
Analyzing QS Stock Performance
On last trading session, QuantumScape Corp [NYSE: QS] rose 1.08% to $10.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.8535, but it reached a high of $10.64 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 22.87%. Over the course of the year, QuantumScape Corp shares have jumped approximately 72.44%.
Is QuantumScape Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of QuantumScape Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 4.76 million shares to 54.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 50.13 million shares. A jump of 8.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.07.
Which companies own the most shares of QuantumScape Corp (QS)?
In terms of QuantumScape Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 6.15 in the next 12 months, down nearly -39.41% from the previous closing price of $10.15. Analysts anticipate QuantumScape Corp stock to reach 20 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 4. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked QuantumScape Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
