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Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note

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In the latest close session, Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI - Free Report) was down 3.05% at $31.12. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.59% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.65%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.44%.

The company's shares have seen an increase of 93.61% over the last month, surpassing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 7.68% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.72%.

The upcoming earnings release of Rigetti Computing, Inc. will be of great interest to investors. In that report, analysts expect Rigetti Computing, Inc. to post earnings of -$0.05 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 37.5%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $2.39 million, indicating a 0.42% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of -$0.09 per share and a revenue of $8.67 million, signifying shifts of +75% and -19.65%, respectively, from the last year.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Rigetti Computing, Inc. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 9.8% upward. Rigetti Computing, Inc. currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 65, which puts it in the top 27% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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