QBTS vs. RGTI, GFL, KSPI, ULS, ALLE, CART, STN, QXO, ICLR, and RTO
Should you be buying D-Wave Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of D-Wave Quantum include Rigetti Computing (RGTI), GFL Environmental (GFL), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), UL Solutions (ULS), Allegion (ALLE), Maplebear (CART), Stantec (STN), QXO (QXO), Icon (ICLR), and Rentokil Initial (RTO).
D-Wave Quantum vs. Its Competitors
D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) and Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Rigetti Computing had 6 more articles in the media than D-Wave Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rigetti Computing and 13 mentions for D-Wave Quantum. Rigetti Computing's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat D-Wave Quantum's score of 0.52 indicating that Rigetti Computing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
D-Wave Quantum presently has a consensus target price of $14.38, suggesting a potential downside of 13.29%. Rigetti Computing has a consensus target price of $14.20, suggesting a potential downside of 11.46%. Given Rigetti Computing's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rigetti Computing is more favorable than D-Wave Quantum.
D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rigetti Computing has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
D-Wave Quantum has a net margin of -617.84% compared to Rigetti Computing's net margin of -1,541.36%. Rigetti Computing's return on equity of -47.63% beat D-Wave Quantum's return on equity.
42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
D-Wave Quantum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rigetti Computing. D-Wave Quantum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rigetti Computing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Rigetti Computing beats D-Wave Quantum on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:QBTS) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
