Rigetti Computing (RGTI) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) in the last few weeks:

• 8/11/2026 – Rigetti Computing was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d-)” to “sell (e+)”.
• 8/8/2026 – Rigetti Computing was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 8/7/2026 – Rigetti Computing had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $18.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Rigetti Computing had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – Rigetti Computing is now covered by Wedbush. They set an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Rigetti Computing is now covered by Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Rigetti Computing is now covered by Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Rigetti Computing was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (e+)” to “sell (d-)”.
• 7/20/2026 – Rigetti Computing was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 7/12/2026 – Rigetti Computing was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rigetti Computing

In other Rigetti Computing news, Director Ray O. Johnson sold 122,188 shares of Rigetti Computing stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.30, for a total value of $2,602,604.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 171,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,648,114.90. The trade was a 41.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Jeffrey A. Bertelsen sold 3,682 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.95, for a total transaction of $84,501.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 171,927 shares in the company, valued at $3,945,724.65. This trade represents a 2.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 728,901 shares of company stock valued at $17,546,343 in the last three months. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Rigetti Computing is a pioneering quantum computing company that designs and manufactures superconducting quantum processors alongside a complementary software stack. Founded in 2013 by CEO Chad Rigetti, the company has developed end-to-end quantum systems—from cryogenic hardware to control electronics—to advance the performance and scalability of quantum machines.

At the core of Rigetti’s offering is its Quantum Cloud Services (QCS) platform, which enables developers and enterprises to access quantum processing units (QPUs) and hybrid quantum-classical workflows via the cloud.