Valued at solely $2.2 billion in market capitalization, Quantum Computing (NASDAQ: QUBT) inventory could have the most effective title within the quantum computing trade — but it surely’s nonetheless one of many smaller shares on this trade. Regardless of what you might be seeing occur with the inventory worth right this moment, nevertheless, I concern Quantum Computing could also be destined to remain small.
Shares of Quantum Computing leapt 16% by 11:05 a.m. ET Thursday morning, after The Wall Avenue Journal reported the Trump Administration plans to award $2 billion in grants to 9 quantum computing firms and take fairness stakes to safe its funding in every.
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Cash for thee, however not for me
That seems like excellent news, however here is the factor:
Quantum Computing will not be one among these 9 firms. As a substitute of giving cash to Quantum Computing, the Trump Administration will award $100 million every to its rivals D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS), Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), and Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI), $375 million to Globalfoundries (NASDAQ: GFS), and a cool $1 billion to Worldwide Enterprise Machines (NYSE: IBM)!
A handful of privately owned firms will cut up the rest of the $2 billion.
And Quantum Computing itself will get none.
What does this imply for Quantum Computing inventory?
So how is that this excellent news for Quantum Computing inventory, if it is getting no cash, and everybody else is getting some huge cash — plus backing from the U.S. authorities that can give it an curiosity in seeing Quantum Computing’s rivals succeed (and maybe that Quantum Computing fails)?
I truthfully do not see any logic in traders shopping for Quantum Computing inventory on this information. With analysts nonetheless anticipating the inventory to lose cash for years, it could be time to promote.
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