Software Bear Market: Should You Buy the Dip in D-Wave Quantum Stock Right Now?
By most estimates, it will be years before quantum computing systems reach the level of development where they will be suitable for commercial adoption. Given that, I think D-Wave may face liquidity pressures sooner rather than later. To boot, it's not as if big tech companies are attributing their widening capex budgets to the development of quantum computers.
In short, D-Wave Quantum's outlook is extremely unpredictable. Yet even after its latest sell-off, it still trades at an unsustainably high price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 237. That's a hefty premium. Any investor who buys the stock on this downturn is falling for a classic value trap.
To me, there isn't a compelling case for long-term investors to buy D-Wave stock at its current price. This quantum computing hopeful is best left for risk-seeking day traders.
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Adam Spatacco has positions in Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Software Bear Market: Should You Buy the Dip in D-Wave Quantum Stock Right Now? was originally published by The Motley Fool
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