Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Arqit Quantum Inc. is a cybersecurity company that develops encryption technology designed to protect data and communications against current and future cyber threats, including potential attacks enabled by quantum computing. The company’s solutions are intended for governments, enterprises and other organizations that need to secure sensitive information across networks, devices and cloud environments.

Arqit’s principal offering is QuantumCloud, a cloud-based platform designed to enable the creation and management of secure encryption keys. Its technology uses symmetric-key encryption and is intended to support secure communications across a range of applications, including data transmission, connected devices and critical infrastructure. The company has also developed products and services under the Arqit SKYLARK brand to help organizations deploy and manage quantum-resistant security capabilities.

Founded in 2017, Arqit is headquartered in London and serves customers and partners internationally, including in the government, defense, telecommunications and commercial sectors. The company became publicly listed on the Nasdaq in 2021 through a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company. Arqit was founded by David Williams, who has served as its chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.48 to $24.44
• 50-Day Range: $15.49 to $24.64
• 52-Week Range: $11.52 to $62.00
• Volume: 166,172 shs
• Average Volume: 354,714 shs
• Market Capitalization: $362.07 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $60.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Arqit Quantum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Arqit Quantum scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 426th out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Arqit Quantum has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Arqit Quantum has a consensus price target of $60.00, representing about 153.4% upside from its current price of $23.68.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Arqit Quantum has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Arqit Quantum has a P/B Ratio of 13.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

35.14% of the float of Arqit Quantum has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Arqit Quantum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Arqit Quantum has recently decreased by 6.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Arqit Quantum does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Arqit Quantum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Arqit Quantum has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Arqit Quantum this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for ARQQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 114% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Arqit Quantum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Arqit Quantum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.60% of the stock of Arqit Quantum is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

16.60% of the stock of Arqit Quantum is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/22/2025
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARQQ
• CIK: 1859690
• Web: arqitgroup.com
• Phone: 44-20-3917-0155
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 87
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Arqit Quantum: $60.00
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +153.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.88
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $530 thousand
• Price / Sales: 683.15
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.78 per share
• Price / Book: 13.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,290,000
• Free Float: 6,943,000
• Market Cap: $362.07 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.81