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QBTS vs. RGTI, TCOM, WCN, RDDT, IQV, GRAB, AER, CPAY, GIB, and RBA

Should you be buying D-Wave Quantum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of D-Wave Quantum include Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Waste Connections (WCN), Reddit (RDDT), IQVIA (IQV), Grab (GRAB), Aercap (AER), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), and RB Global (RBA).

D-Wave Quantum vs. Its Competitors

Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Rigetti Computing presently has a consensus price target of $28.29, indicating a potential downside of 39.01%. D-Wave Quantum has a consensus price target of $20.27, indicating a potential downside of 46.96%. Given Rigetti Computing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Rigetti Computing is more favorable than D-Wave Quantum.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rigetti Computing
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
D-Wave Quantum
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

Rigetti Computing has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, D-Wave Quantum had 15 more articles in the media than Rigetti Computing. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for D-Wave Quantum and 30 mentions for Rigetti Computing. D-Wave Quantum's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Rigetti Computing's score of 0.56 indicating that D-Wave Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rigetti Computing
13 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
D-Wave Quantum
23 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rigetti Computing-2,134.92% -29.05% -21.76%
D-Wave Quantum -1,263.92%-118.87%-79.38%

D-Wave Quantum has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rigetti Computing$10.79M1,393.42-$200.99M-$0.76-61.03
D-Wave Quantum$8.83M1,480.37-$143.88M-$1.05-36.40

35.4% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Rigetti Computing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

D-Wave Quantum beats Rigetti Computing on 9 of the 16 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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QBTS vs. The Competition

MetricD-Wave QuantumINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$13.11B$19.55B$32.91B$21.84B
Dividend YieldN/A3.75%3.23%3.62%
P/E Ratio-36.4072.92481.5732.43
Price / Sales1,480.37110.621,476.8960.23
Price / CashN/A80.8537.3424.21
Price / Book166.179.177.414.59
Net Income-$143.88M$356.34M$820.48M$1.02B
7 Day Performance15.67%-0.27%0.62%1.31%
1 Month Performance59.45%-3.58%1.06%-1.47%
1 Year Performance3,194.74%65.83%23,946.36%9.54%

D-Wave Quantum Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QBTS
D-Wave Quantum
2.1976 of 5 stars
$38.22
-5.5%
$20.27
-47.0%
+3,574.9%$13.11B$8.83M-36.403Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Up
RGTI
Rigetti Computing
1.2135 of 5 stars
$47.02
+8.8%
$28.29
-39.8%
+4,777.0%$15.24B$7.93M-61.87160Trending News
Insider Trade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
TCOM
Trip.com Group
4.5727 of 5 stars
$71.11
-0.6%
$76.98
+8.3%
+20.9%$46.46B$7.30B19.4841,073News Coverage
WCN
Waste Connections
4.8858 of 5 stars
$169.98
-2.1%
$211.73
+24.6%
-5.3%$43.62B$8.92B68.5423,854Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
RDDT
Reddit
3.4312 of 5 stars
$211.90
+4.8%
$203.92
-3.8%
+155.6%$39.66B$1.30B192.642,233Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
IQV
IQVIA
4.7403 of 5 stars
$203.16
+1.3%
$236.45
+16.4%
-12.6%$34.54B$15.41B29.4088,000Positive News
GRAB
Grab
2.2352 of 5 stars
$6.17
-3.0%
$5.90
-4.4%
+55.8%$24.85B$3.07B154.2911,267Trending News
AER
Aercap
3.1425 of 5 stars
$121.48
-0.3%
$122.57
+0.9%
+22.9%$22.69B$8.00B7.55740Analyst Upgrade
CPAY
Corpay
4.2214 of 5 stars
$290.49
-0.6%
$396.21
+36.4%
-18.4%$20.51B$3.97B19.7311,200News Coverage
Positive News
GIB
CGI Group
3.8007 of 5 stars
$90.60
-0.5%
$148.25
+63.6%
-24.8%$20.20B$15.56B16.7590,250
RBA
RB Global
4.5471 of 5 stars
$103.63
-1.9%
$124.00
+19.7%
+22.8%$19.24B$4.42B51.307,800

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This page (NYSE:QBTS) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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