Quantum Computing Inc Stock News

IonQ Inc (NYSE:IONQ) stock is up 7.2% to trade at $49.41 today, after Jefferies initiated coverage on the quantum computing name with a "buy" rating and $100 price target.

HOBOKEN, N.J. , Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Computing Inc.  ("QCi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, quantum optics and integrated photonics technology company, today announced that it has signed an agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") to acquire Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. ("LSI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Luminar Technologies, Inc. ("Luminar") (Nasdaq: LAZR)...

Investors are always on the lookout for the next Nvidia, whose shares have rallied more than 21,800% over the trailing decade. Quantum computing is likely to take years to mature and evolve as a technology.

Pure-play quantum computing stocks have performed strongly throughout 2025. One outlier is Quantum Computing Inc., whose shares are trading 50% below prior highs.

Quantum Computing Inc. has minimal revenue. It could take five to 10 years before practical applications of quantum computing are developed.

Pure-play stocks IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Quantum Computing Inc. have soared by as much as 545% over the trailing year. Investors have been enamored with the sizable addressable opportunity that quantum computers bring to the table.

The era of buying stock based on science fiction potential has finally ended. Throughout 2025, the quantum computing sector underwent a massive, necessary shift in investor sentiment.

The sector is soaring because of a narrative around commercialization and disruption. The technology claims a lot of promises, but has failed to ever commercialize.