D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) is one of the Best Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy for 2026. On January 8, Rosenblatt lifted its price objective on the company’s stock to $43 from $40, while keeping a “Buy” rating, as reported by The Fly. According to the analyst, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) delivered 2 major positives, including a $550 million acquisition and a technical breakthrough.
As per the firm, the company has significantly strengthened its long-term position by demonstrating on-chip cryogenic control. Furthermore, it added that the Quantum Circuits deal results in superior error correction capabilities.
Notably, on January 7, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) and Quantum Circuits Inc. announced a merger agreement. Under this agreement, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) would acquire Quantum Circuits for a purchase price of $550 million. This will consist of $300 million in D-Wave common stock and $250 million in cash.
This acquisition is expected to bring together D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS)’s strong expertise in scalable control of superconducting processors and its production-grade, high-availability quantum cloud platform with Quantum Circuits’ leading approach to error-corrected superconducting gate-model technology.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) develops and delivers quantum computing systems, software, and services.
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