The U.S. Government Just Invested in These 3 Quantum Computing Stocks. Should Retail Investors Follow Suit? | The Motley Fool

The U.S. government’s latest move signals a direct push into quantum computing by backing three specific stocks, anchoring policy interest in rapid tech advancement. D-Wave Quantum aims to accelerate both its established annealing systems and a future gate-model processor, targeting 100,000-qubit annealing and 10,000-qubit gate-model systems, and has expanded via its Quantum Circuits acquisition to include a dual-rail processor with built-in error detection. The company already sells Advantage II systems to commercial clients, highlighting commercialization progress in annealing. Rigetti Computing is pursuing high-speed quantum performance but has faced accuracy and deployment hurdles, including delays to its Cepheus-1-108Q system and a 99.1% two-gate fidelity versus a 99.5% target. Infleqtion focuses on quantum sensing and timing tools for defense, with customers in the U.S. and U.K. and plans to build a quantum computer. The government’s funding aims to accelerate scaling and maturation across these paths as part of a broader quantum strategy.