Quantinuum (NASDAQ:QNT) Price Target Cut to $60.00 by Analysts at Needham & Company LLC

Quantinuum (NASDAQ:QNT) had its price objective dropped by stock analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $100.00 to $60.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC‘s price target points to a potential upside of 101.21% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Quantinuum in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $85.00 target price on shares of Quantinuum in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Yorkville Ives started coverage on shares of Quantinuum in a research report on Monday, October 5th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on Quantinuum from $90.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings started coverage on Quantinuum in a report on Monday, August 31st. They set a “sell (d)” rating for the company. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.46.

Quantinuum Price Performance

NASDAQ:QNT opened at $29.82 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.85 billion and a P/E ratio of -106.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.74. Quantinuum has a fifty-two week low of $28.31 and a fifty-two week high of $86.79.

Quantinuum (NASDAQ:QNT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.29) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.99) by $0.70. The firm had revenue of $9.05 million for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that Quantinuum will post -4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quantinuum

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Quantinuum in the third quarter worth $32,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Quantinuum by 1,530.2% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 964 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Quantinuum by 1,150.0% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares during the period. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Quantinuum during the third quarter valued at about $154,000. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Quantinuum during the 3rd quarter worth about $206,000.

Key Headlines Impacting Quantinuum

Here are the key news stories impacting Quantinuum this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised revenue outlook and strong growth: Third-quarter revenue increased 233% year over year, and Quantinuum raised its FY2026 revenue outlook. It also reported a loss of $0.29 per share, narrower than the $0.99 loss analysts expected. Quantinuum Q3 results and outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Improving commercial traction: The company said platform adoption rose nearly 20% quarter over quarter, job submissions increased tenfold year over year, and it secured its largest cloud agreement to date, alongside a hyperscaler agreement and an Oracle beta launch. Quantinuum Q3 results and outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Broker sentiment is favorable: Wall Street brokerages collectively rate QNT “Moderate Buy,” which may support investor confidence. Quantinuum analyst rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Long-term technology roadmap: Quantinuum outlined Nexus, a developer platform intended to connect application development with its hardware, including the Apollo fault-tolerant system planned for 2029. The roadmap offers potential but depends on future execution. Nexus roadmap announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Losses persist: Despite beating the quarterly EPS estimate, QNT remained unprofitable, reporting a $0.29-per-share loss. Continued losses could weigh on investor sentiment as the company works to scale its business. Quantinuum quarterly earnings report

Quantinuum Company Profile

Quantinuum is a quantum computing company formed in 2021 through the combination of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. The company develops full-stack quantum computing technologies designed to support research and commercial applications across industries, including chemistry, materials science, cybersecurity, finance and artificial intelligence.

Its offerings include trapped-ion quantum computers, quantum software and development tools. Quantinuum’s software portfolio includes the TKET quantum compiler, InQuanto quantum chemistry platform, Quantum Origin quantum-enhanced cybersecurity solutions and the Nexus platform for developing and managing quantum applications.