Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited Class B Subordinate Voting Shares

IonQ, Inc.

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

Rigetti Computing, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Shares of quantum computing companies surged 11-29% on Tuesday after NVIDIA <a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-launches-ising-the-worlds-first-open-ai-models-to-accelerate-the-path-to-useful-quantum-computers">announced</a>&nbsp;the launch of its Ising family of AI models designed to help build quantum processors.

Quantum computing stocks soar after Nvidia unveils Ising AI model family

Shares of Rigetti Computing, which develops quantum computing systems, rose 5% in early trading on Wednesday. The company – with a delay of several months – <a href="https://investors.rigetti.com/news-releases/news-release-details/rigetti-announces-general-availability-108-qubit-system">announced</a>&nbsp;the launch of its most powerful quantum computer.

Rigetti shares jump amid delayed launch of most powerful quantum computer to date

Now may be a good entry point for shares of quantum computing developer Rigetti, Motley Fool contributor John Bromels <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/08/is-rigetti-stock-rgti-a-buy-now/">argues</a>. The stock is trading nearly 62% below last year’s high, he notes, but only risk-tolerant investors should consider investing in it.

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Quantum Computing Inc.

Rosenblatt Securities analyst John&nbsp;McPeake has <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/rigetti-quantum-computing-stocks-buy-93675ecd?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdbXTohrP-EnKqWHR-LCZ68VS4mLwbi3DYfRGKMLq1zgpcXrz5mqbAH&amp;gaa_ts=6969fb1d&amp;gaa_sig=mbcEqEooeQ6Icj1u-aO2x0KEYgp7TvDzxt23rwD7u6HbCHg77G0ZWuInBZV4vbJKdnsLpZsNjP2p8LQE9O4GPg%3D%3D">initiated</a>&nbsp;on shares of quantum computing firms Rigetti Computing and Quantum Computing Inc., opening coverage with "buy" ratings. Amid "trepidation on Wall Street," McPeake argues they already have working products that could give them a competitive advantage in the future.

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The securities of American research companies engaged in quantum technologies jumped after The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/trump-administration-in-talks-to-take-equity-stakes-in-quantum-computing-firms-60ee5143?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfYlmxGvcWRLsfrE5VG7-q3DKfH0CmZX_BpdE1pz9tsTv1qO8duzc3_&amp;gaa_sig=5MGaCPYpnPn5OQmcT-8dNinD0NAk0DSVK27">reported</a> that the White House administration showed interest in them. According to the publication, the U.S. government is negotiating the acquisition of stakes in several quantum companies in exchange for federal funding. The WSJ article mentions quantum computer developer IonQ, quantum processor developer Rigetti Computing, quantum technology developer D-Wave and industry software developer Quantum Computing.

Shares of quant companies soar amid interest from the US government

Archer Materials Limited

Arqit Quantum Inc.

BTQ Technologies Corp.

Modern computing is approaching the physical limits of semiconductor chips. Investors are shifting their attention to quantum technologies, which promise performance leaps beyond what classical systems can achieve. What was once a scientific abstraction is becoming a commercial market where the world’s largest tech companies and venture capital firms are competing.

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The Boeing Company

GE Aerospace

RTX Corporation

Oracle Corporation

Oklo Inc.

The 27 priority subcategories of the investment bank's program included, for example, quantum computing

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Shares of Quantum Computing could climb more than 62%, according to a <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/quantum-computing-stock-price-buy-3b216737?st=RXfDyV">new forecast</a> by investment bank Ascendiant Capital Markets. The firm nearly doubled its target price, even though the shares have already surged 3,591% over the last 12 months. That is 201 times the return of the S&amp;P 500 over the same period. Analysts say quantum technologies are developing "hand in hand" with ratcheting data generation, which has driven up the demand for high-performance computing.

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SoundHound AI, Inc.

Unity Software Inc.

Opendoor Technologies Inc.

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Investors interested in quantum computing should look at mid-cap companies D-Wave Quantum and Rigetti Computing, as well as the larger IonQ, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/09/22/3-quantum-computing-stocks-that-could-make-a-milli/">writes</a>&nbsp;Keithen Drury, a contributing Motley Fool technology analyst. Each company already has advantages over peers as the quantum computing arms race is heating up and could start to shape up over the next few years, Drury argues. Still, investors must&nbsp;understand the risk&nbsp;and keep position sizing relatively limited.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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