The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. QuantumScape Corp shares valued at $5,798,850 were sold by MCCARTHY MICHAEL O III on Jul 25 ’25. At $11.60 per share, MCCARTHY MICHAEL O III sold 500,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,467,183 shares worth approximately $12.62 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Prinz Fritz sold 929,813 shares, netting a total of over 10,802,103 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $11.62 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.
Before that, Prinz Fritz had sold 70,187 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $815,397, the Director traded QuantumScape Corp shares for $11.62 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 70,187 shares, worth approximately $1.39 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] plunged -2.05% to $8.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.585, but it reached a high of $9.05 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -31.91%. Over the course of the year, QuantumScape Corp shares have jumped approximately 31.50%.
Support And Resistance Levels for QuantumScape Corp (QS)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.48 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is QuantumScape Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of QuantumScape Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.96 million shares to 67.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 68.32 million shares. A decline of -1.42% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.25.
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 -29.95% from the previous closing price of $8.78. 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.
