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Quantinuum received at least six analyst initiations Monday after its IPO quiet period expired, with price targets reaching $155.
"Quantinuum has set the industry benchmarks in quantum compute," Rosenblatt Securities analyst John McPeake said, assigning a Buy rating and a $155 price target.
Cantor Fitzgerald's Troy Jensen initiated at Overweight with a $90 target, arguing the company's trapped-ion technology could become the industry's preferred approach. Quantinuum's Helios system uses Barium-137 isotopes and visible-light lasers to achieve 99.92% two-qubit gate fidelity, an industry record. J.P. Morgan's Harlan Sur highlighted the Honeywell heritage and "commercial momentum" across financial services, telecom and automotive. Jefferies' Kevin Garrigan called Quantinuum a "quantum leader" with a $90 target, pointing to the Apollo system's 2029 debut as the industry's "commercial tipping point." Mizuho initiated at Outperform with a $90 target, forecasting the quantum market to grow from $1.1 billion in 2025 to $15 billion by 2030 and $205 billion by 2035.
Despite the bullish wave, shares fell 2.5% to $73.72. Morgan Stanley initiated at Equal Weight with a $78 target, acknowledging the company's "differentiated technology and consistent execution" but flagging commercialization risk. The company expects IPO proceeds to fund operations until its fifth-generation Apollo system launches in 2029. Last month, Quantinuum reached a tentative agreement with the Commerce Department, exchanging a minority equity stake for federal funding.
The wave of bullish coverage signals Wall Street sees trapped-ion quantum computing as a viable long-term bet, but the stock's muted reaction suggests investors are waiting for revenue proof. The next catalyst is the Apollo system's launch in 2029, which Jefferies called the industry's true commercial inflection point.
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