Buying into the future of a technology company is one thing; paying the price for that future today is quite another.

In the world of quantum computing, this is exactly what we are witnessing.

Whilst $IONQ is the talk of the town, two other companies are taking quieter but noteworthy steps.

💎 $QBTS – D-Wave Quantum
The company’s greatest advantage is that its technology isn’t confined to the laboratory. Using quantum annealing technology, it provides solutions to problems in logistics, supply chain management and optimisation.

What’s more, it has an agreement with AT&T to expand its use in network operations.

In other words, it is making tangible progress in terms of commercial application.

💎 $RGTI – Rigetti Computing
Rigetti, meanwhile, is focusing on superconducting qubit technology.
Its aim is to develop scalable quantum computers with a wider range of applications.

Its expanded collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Centre is also significant.

In other words, investors are prepared to pay approximately 300 times the companies’ current turnover.

Where expectations are this high, even a minor disappointment could trigger a sharp fall in share prices.

$IONQ may be one of the most talked-about names in the quantum world. But the winner of the future will not necessarily be the company that is most popular today.

On the one hand, there’s D-Wave, which is developing commercial applications; on the other, there’s Rigetti, which is pursuing scalable hardware.

Friends, which do you think is more important in the quantum computing race?

$IONQ.US , $QBTS.US or $RGTI.US

I’m keeping a close eye on these three companies in particular.