"Particularly because of the hype that is going on in the quantum computing space and some erroneous statements are being made, including by people in the industry, we have to tamp down some expectations" Rigetti Computing CEO Subodh Kulkarni told me on Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid podcast (video above; listen in below).

We recently compiled a list of the 5 Quantum Computing Stocks Challenging Jensen Huang’s Stance. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) stands against the other quantum computing stocks.

Rigetti Computing is at the forefront of the quantum computing industry, but the company has a speculative stock valuation.

This is what's happening on Wednesday, as quantum computing investors cheer some kind words from Microsoft's strategic missions and technologies chief, Mitra Azizirad, who last night urged quantum investors to get ready, because "we are right on the cusp of seeing quantum computers solve meaningful problems and capture new business value."

Adding to the pressure, D-Wave announced on Friday that the company was going to sell up to $150 million in common shares. That move would dilute the current shareholders of the company. Early stage companies often take advantage of price increases to raise capital to invest in their research and development.

Rigetti stock is up 1,756% in the last year — but 74% overvalued. Investors who did not buy Nvidia stock before GenAI wave, fear missing out on quantum computing.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) surges over 20% on enthusiasm for quantum computing after Microsoft (MSFT) announced its "Quantum Ready" program for businesses. Seana Smith and Alexandra Canal take a closer look at the stock move on Catalysts.

CEO Subodh Kulkarni had a message for investors. “It’s still not the time to talk about sales and sales growth because we are still very much in the technology development mode,” he told Yahoo. “We have to get the technology perfected before we can start seeing real material