D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS – Get Free Report) VP Sophie Ames sold 3,070 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.35, for a total value of $65,544.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 643,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,742,525.30. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
D-Wave Quantum Stock Performance
NYSE:QBTS opened at $19.31 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $17.48 and a 200 day moving average of $24.18. The company has a market capitalization of $7.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.55 and a beta of 1.78. D-Wave Quantum Inc. has a 1-year low of $6.52 and a 1-year high of $46.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 42.38 and a quick ratio of 42.25.
D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $2.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.74 million. D-Wave Quantum had a negative return on equity of 58.58% and a negative net margin of 1,444.10%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that D-Wave Quantum Inc. will post -0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On D-Wave Quantum
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in D-Wave Quantum by 41.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,454,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,220,000 after acquiring an additional 11,218,255 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in D-Wave Quantum by 541.6% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 12,089,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,737,000 after acquiring an additional 10,205,427 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in D-Wave Quantum by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,394,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,085,000 after acquiring an additional 866,405 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in D-Wave Quantum by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,707,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,540,000 after acquiring an additional 385,809 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marex Group plc grew its holdings in D-Wave Quantum by 74.9% in the 4th quarter. Marex Group plc now owns 4,592,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,098,000 after acquiring an additional 1,966,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.47% of the company’s stock.
D-Wave Quantum News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting D-Wave Quantum this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Advantage2 commercial traction: Coverage highlights D‑Wave’s Advantage2 platform and growing real‑world optimization use cases, which support accelerating revenues, bookings and enterprise adoption that underpin longer‑term upside. How QBTS Is Capturing Optimization Quantum Computing Opportunity
- Positive Sentiment: Sector rally tailwinds: A broader quantum/quantum‑AI rally (sparked by recent NVIDIA‑related news) has lifted investor interest across peers and benefited QBTS’s momentum earlier in the week. IonQ Stock Soars 60% So Far in April: Can NVIDIA Drive Further Gains?
- Neutral Sentiment: Earnings date set — May 12: Management will report Q1 FY2026 results before the market open on May 12, creating a near‑term catalyst but unclear readthrough until results and guidance are released. D-Wave Quantum to Report First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results on May 12, 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/coverage mix: Northland initiated coverage with a market‑perform / $22 target, signaling some caution on near‑term upside despite many bullish longer‑term price targets — a mixed analyst backdrop for trading. D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) Coverage Initiated at Northland Securities
- Negative Sentiment: Post‑earnings weakness and volatility: Coverage and commentary point to a post‑earnings pullback (earnings/ revenue fell short of some estimates), contributing to recent selling pressure. Why did D-Wave Quantum shares fall after earnings on NYSE Composite?
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & resale overhang: A disclosed VP sale (pre‑arranged 10b5‑1) and continued concerns about registered resale shares from prior transactions are adding supply risk and amplifying volatility for the stock. Sophie Ames Sells 3,070 Shares of D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) Stock
D-Wave Quantum Company Profile
D-Wave Quantum Inc (NYSE: QBTS) develops and provides quantum computing systems, software and services focused on quantum annealing technology. Headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, D-Wave designs specialized processors that leverage quantum mechanics to solve complex optimization and sampling problems. Since its founding in 1999 by physicists including Geordie Rose, the company has pursued the development of commercially viable quantum hardware and accompanying software tools.
The company’s product portfolio centers on its quantum annealers, which are complemented by hybrid solvers that integrate classical and quantum computing resources.
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