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 from current and future cyber threats, including attacks enabled by quantum computing. The company’s platform is intended to help organizations establish secure, cryptographic keys without relying on traditional public-key infrastructure.

Arqit’s primary offering is its QuantumCloud service, a cloud-based platform that supports the creation and management of encryption keys for applications, devices, networks and other connected systems. Its technology is designed for use by enterprises, government organizations, telecommunications providers and other customers seeking quantum-resistant security for data in transit and at rest.

The company was founded in 2017 by entrepreneur David Williams and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Arqit initially pursued a satellite-based approach to quantum-secure communications before shifting its focus toward software-based cybersecurity products. Its shares began trading on the Nasdaq following a business combination completed in 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.08 to $24.93
• 50-Day Range: $15.49 to $24.64
• 52-Week Range: $11.52 to $62.00
• Volume: 193,981 shs
• Average Volume: 481,801 shs
• Market Capitalization: $376.44 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 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 408th out of 593 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 144.5% upside from its current price of $24.54.

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 13.79. 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: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

17 people have searched for ARQQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 240% 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: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Arqit Quantum insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $310,993.00 in 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: 10/02/2026
• 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: +143.7%
• 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: 710.26
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.78 per share
• Price / Book: 13.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,290,000
• Free Float: 6,943,000
• Market Cap: $376.44 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.81