Quantum stocks tied to Rigetti Computing 0 D-Wave Quantum 1 surged more than 1,900% in the past year on expectations that the technology they are building will become the next major computing breakthrough, according to 2 companies are valued above $10 billion each, even though they currently produce only a small fraction of the revenue generated by traditional firms of similar 3 machines are still in development stages, most uses are experimental, and the firms are burning cash while generating limited commercial 4 are worth more than Campbell’s Soup while making less than 1% of its revenue, according to Bloomberg, so this trading frenzy has turned one of the most experimental areas of advanced computing into a heated battleground for 5 insist that if quantum computing technology being developed eventually works at scale, it could solve problems that classical machines cannot, but skeptics argue the market is ignoring fundamentals and is chasing hype with no clear 6 describe a future payoff Quantum backers say the technology being developed is meant to build machines far more powerful than traditional systems by performing calculations in parallel instead of one at a 7 investors reportedly believe this will one day help design new drugs, model complex climate systems, and handle data workloads that overwhelm today’s best 8 Jensen from Cantor Fitzgerald allegedly told Bloomberg that:- “If it works, it’s going to be huge and 9 not, it could go to zero.” The trade has been compared to early biotechnology investing, where investors can wait years for progress that may or may not 10 uncertainty is 11 researchers and executives accept that the potential is huge, but the timeline is 12 this year, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said meaningful results could still be decades 13 so, political and corporate interests have not 14 Trump administration has named Quantum computing development a strategic 15 International took part in a new financing round for Quantinuum, valuing the startup at $10 16 has reported progress as 17 year, the company stated that a chip it developed completed a task in five minutes that would have taken a supercomputer 10 septillion 18 who watched AI-related stocks rise over the past two years have moved quickly, aiming to position themselves before another wave of technology 19 Israel from Bank of America Merrill Lynch said, “Capital markets don’t want to miss this moment.” Alphabet saw its shares move higher on Oct. 22 when research suggesting new advances in its Willow processor briefly added $30 billion in market 20 highlight valuations and downside risk Meanwhile, Bruce Cox of the Harrington Alpha Fund is betting against Rigetti Computing, saying, “There are no earnings, nothing to go 21 froth is crazy.” And the recent pullback supports his view, because both Rigetti and D‑Wave Quantum have crashed more than 34% from last month’s highs, wiping out about $12 billion combined, according to data from Yahoo 22 comparisons show how stretched the valuations are.
Rigetti, based in Berkeley, is expected to make around $20 million in the next four quarters, mostly from development contracts and component 23 today’s prices, the stock trades at more than 500 times projected 24 trades at 72 times forward 25 Nasdaq 100 trades at under 26 Rigetti to be valued similarly to Nvidia at 17 times forward sales, its annual revenue would need to exceed $600 27 expect about $40 million in 28 with these issues, analysts remain mostly 29 of seven analysts tracking Rigetti rate it a buy, with one 30 ten covering D‑Wave Quantum recommend 31 analyst David Williams raised his price target from $20 to $50, which prompted what he described as the most hate mail he has received in more than fourteen 32 said retail traders and momentum seekers are heavily involved and that long timelines make price swings inevitable.
“Quantum’s not going to escape a broader market selloff,” he 33 up to Bybit and start trading with $30,050 in welcome gifts
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