Stocks of Rigetti Computing Inc (RGTI) are poised to climb above their peers

With 58.09 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 48.56 million shares. The 52-week range on RGTI shows that it touched its highest point at $21.42 and its lowest point at $0.66 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $14.80. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.42.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of RGTI was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -0.47%, but this was up by 12.67% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -17.67% while six-month performance rose 844.64%. The stock gained 720.16% in the past year, while it has lost -30.67% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for RGTI yields -0.96 with Next year EPS estimates of -0.15. For the next quarter, that number is -0.05. This implies an EPS growth rate of 51.13% for this year and 13.08% for next year.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 283.55 million RGTI shares are outstanding with a float of 270.30 million shares on hand for trading.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for RGTI since 3 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.

EPS: Estimates vs Actual

It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of -$0.27647 being high and -$0.34098 being low. For RGTI, this leads to a yearly average estimate of -$0.31333.