QBTS vs. RGTI, GRAB, Z, ZG, KSPI, GFL, TRU, FTAI, ALLE, and ICLR
Should you be buying D-Wave Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of D-Wave Quantum include Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Grab (GRAB), Zillow Group (Z), Zillow Group (ZG), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), GFL Environmental (GFL), TransUnion (TRU), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Allegion (ALLE), and Icon (ICLR).
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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
D-Wave Quantum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rigetti Computing. Rigetti Computing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than D-Wave Quantum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
D-Wave Quantum presently has a consensus price target of $19.27, indicating a potential upside of 1.65%. Rigetti Computing has a consensus price target of $17.43, indicating a potential downside of 12.86%. Given D-Wave Quantum's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe D-Wave Quantum is more favorable than Rigetti Computing.
D-Wave Quantum has a net margin of -1,263.92% compared to Rigetti Computing's net margin of -2,134.92%. Rigetti Computing's return on equity of -29.05% 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rigetti Computing has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Rigetti Computing had 7 more articles in the media than D-Wave Quantum. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Rigetti Computing and 11 mentions for D-Wave Quantum. Rigetti Computing's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat D-Wave Quantum's score of 0.53 indicating that Rigetti Computing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
D-Wave Quantum beats Rigetti Computing 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
