Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI - Get Free Report) CTO David Rivas sold 351,785 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.76, for a total transaction of $2,729,851.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 1,094,738 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,495,166.88. The trade was a 24.32 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.
Rigetti Computing Trading Up 1.8 %
Shares of RGTI opened at $8.05 on Wednesday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $11.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.02. The company has a market capitalization of $1.55 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.18 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 4.84 and a quick ratio of 4.84. Rigetti Computing, Inc. has a 1-year low of $0.66 and a 1-year high of $21.42.
Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08). The business had revenue of $2.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.40 million. Rigetti Computing had a negative net margin of 509.58% and a negative return on equity of 51.56%. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.04) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Rigetti Computing, Inc. will post -0.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on RGTI. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of Rigetti Computing in a report on Thursday, March 6th. B. Riley increased their price target on shares of Rigetti Computing from $8.50 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Craig Hallum began coverage on shares of Rigetti Computing in a report on Friday, December 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Alliance Global Partners reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Rigetti Computing in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Rigetti Computing in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Rigetti Computing has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $14.50.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rigetti Computing
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RGTI. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Rigetti Computing by 14.9% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 11,604 shares of the company's stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 1,504 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC purchased a new position in shares of Rigetti Computing during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of Rigetti Computing by 14.9% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 14,051 shares of the company's stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 1,817 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Rigetti Computing during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Rigetti Computing by 3.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 62,360 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 2,045 shares in the last quarter. 35.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Rigetti Computing
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Rigetti Computing, Inc, through its subsidiaries, builds quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors. The company offers cloud in a form of quantum processing unit, such as 9-qubit chip and Ankaa-2 system under the Novera brand name; and sells access to its quantum computers through quantum computing as a service.
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