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Why Did Rigetti Quantum Stock Pop Today?

D-Wave stock jumped on an upgrade today -- but why is Rigetti stock doing even better?

Why Did Rigetti Quantum Stock Pop Today?

Published August 21, 2026 · Category: Finance

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D-Wave Quantum (NASDAQ: QBTS) stock jumped 6.9% through 1:10 p.m. ET Friday after BMO Capital analyst Harsh Kumar initiated coverage of the quantum computing stock with an outperform rating. Considering that Kumar predicted that D-Wave stock would nearly double over the next year, and hit $35, that's not surprising -- but here's something that is surprising: D-Wave rival Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) stock shot up 9.6% today.

And Kumar didn't mention Rigetti at all!

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