Why Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI) Went Down On Thursday

We recently published a list of Traders Ditched These 10 Stocks. Here’s Why. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) stands against other worst-performing stocks.

Rigetti Computing declined for a second day on Thursday, dropping 7.13 percent to finish at $13.15 apiece as investors continued to book profits while repositioning portfolios amid the ongoing market uncertainties.

Last Tuesday, Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) rose to a four-month high of $14.19, after closing at $18.39 on January 7.

In the first quarter of the year, Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) swung to a net income attributable to shareholders of $38.2 million versus a $20.77 million net loss in the same period last year.

A close up of an engineer typing at a quantum computing station in a modern office space.

Revenues, on the other hand, fell by 52 percent to $1.47 million from $3.05 million in the same period last year, as loss from operations expanded by 30 percent to $21.6 million from $16.58 million year-on-year.

Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) is banking on the series of partnerships it clinched recently, including its inclusion to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, leading of a 3.5-million euro consortium to advance quantum error correction capabilities on superconducting quantum computers in the UK, among others.

Overall, AGTI ranks 9th on our list of worst-performing stocks. While we acknowledge the potential of RGTI, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than RGTI and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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