Quantinuum Inc. (QNT)Technology | Software - Application | Broomfield, United States | NasdaqGM
36.71 USD
+0.03
(0.082%)
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(Oct. 16, 2026, 1:27 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Quantinuum is currently paralyzed by a stark disconnect between its massive analyst optimism and its deteriorating financial reality. While analysts project a mean target price nearly double the current level, the company is burning cash aggressively with operating margins of -69% and negative earnings. The balance sheet, though liquid, cannot sustain this burn rate indefinitely without external capital raises, which often dilute shareholders. Technically, the stock is in freefall, trading significantly below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a strong downtrend. This weakness is echoed in the options market, where traders are buying deep puts to hedge against further drops rather than betting on a rally. For the long term, the business concept in quantum computing is compelling, but the execution so far has been a value trap. The market is correctly pricing in the risk of a prolonged period of losses and potential capital raising needs. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability or a clear, funded roadmap to commercialization that stops the bleeding, the fundamentals remain too weak to support a buy recommendation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.077583 |
| AutoETS | 0.078112 |
| MSTL | 0.084239 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.131782 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 0.03 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.001 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.086 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.636 |
| Market Cap | 9,753,026,560 |
| Forward P/E | -23.01 |
| Website | https://www.quantinuum.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 45, 50, 55) relative to call volume. While there is some new call flow at lower strikes (45), the overwhelming bulk of option positioning is defensive, suggesting a fear of further decline rather than a bullish breakout. Implied volatility remains elevated, pricing in continued uncertainty.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.39251405 |
| Address1 | 303 S Technology Court |
| All Time High | 86.79 |
| All Time Low | 33.02 |
| Ask | 57.04 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,395,530 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,776,925 |
| Average Volume | 1,776,925 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,395,530 |
| Bid | 56.77 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 11.432 |
| City | Broomfield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 36.71 |
| Current Ratio | 15.488 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 37.8371 |
| Day Low | 35.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.086 |
| Display Name | Quantinuum |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,482,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,482,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,478,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,254,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,254,400 |
| Ebitda | -717,422,016 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -2.609 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 81.465 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,871,505,664 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.41301 |
| Eps Forward | -1.59552 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.56 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 50.8328 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -14.122803 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.27782854 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -39.251404 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 86.79 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -50.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.577025 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.02 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.6899986 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11175041 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.02 - 86.79 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,780,579,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 32,235,639 |
| Forward Eps | -1.59552 |
| Forward P E | -23.008171 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 800 |
| Fullday Change | 0.02999878 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.08178511 |
| Fullday Price | 36.71 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.41305 |
| Gross Profits | 9,489,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0721 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95656997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 265,677,670 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,026-06-04 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Quantinuum Inc. manufactures and develops quantum computing hardware and software in United States and Internationally. The company develops a quantum computing platform that offers solutions, such as hardware platforms, developer tools, application libraries, and solution-targeted intellectual property. Its integrated quantum computing platform combines quantum hardware systems and middleware with application software designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Quantinuum Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 9,753,026,560 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1999665778 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -170,572,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,967,488,222 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 35.76 |
| Operating Cashflow | -223,578,000 |
| Operating Margins | -69.3956 |
| Phone | (855) 888-7686 |
| Previous Close | 36.68 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -25.98 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.2111616 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 424.543 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 15.304 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.23077 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.02999878 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.08178511 |
| Regular Market Day High | 37.8371 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 35.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 35.0 - 37.8371 |
| Regular Market Open | 35.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 36.68 |
| Regular Market Price | 36.71 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,171,645 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,508,451 |
| Revenue Growth | 2.794 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.636 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 39,263,385 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1359 |
| Shares Short | 5,337,210 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,876,958 |
| Short Name | Quantinuum Inc. |
| Short Ratio | 2.82 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | QNT |
| Target High Price | 155.0 |
| Target Low Price | 62.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 95.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 94.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,106,685,952 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 57.101 |
| Total Debt | 32,653,000 |
| Total Revenue | 22,973,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.56 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 56.34 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -19.630001 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.34842032 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,508,451 |
| Website | https://www.quantinuum.com |
| Zip | 80,021 |