Quantum Computing Stocks IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Quantum Computing Inc. Served Up a $4.15 Billion Reality Check for Wall Street -- but Are Investors Paying Attention?
The Motley Fool·2026-01-20 08:51Wall Street's hottest pure-play quantum computing stocks have inadvertently highlighted one of the biggest risks inherent to investing in next-big-thing technologies.Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been Wall Street's hottest multiyear trend, it took a backseat to another technological innovation -- quantum computing -- that sent a small group of stocks soaring to the heavens in 2025.At select points last year, shares of pure-play quantum computing stocks IonQ (IONQ +6.81%), Rigetti Computing (RGTI ...