After a 1900% jump…a ​​new type of investment raises controversy in the stock markets

Shares of quantum computing companies witnessed an exceptional boom in the stock markets, jumping more than 1,900% within one year, outperforming famous artificial intelligence stocks such as… "NVIDIA" and"OpenAI". What is most surprising is that its market value exceeded 10 billion Dollarsalthough it does not generate significant revenue.

What is quantum computing?

It works Quantum computers can perform huge amounts of calculations in parallel. Last year, Google announced that it had developed a quantum chip that was able to solve a problem that takes 10 billion billion years on the most powerful supercomputers, in just 5 minutes.

All or Nothing

Analysts describe this sector as a double-edged bet. Either the technology succeeds and changes the world, or it fails and its investments fall to zero. This vision attracts investors looking for the next technical breakthrough after the resounding successes of artificial intelligence companies, even if that means buying stocks that cannot be valued by traditional financial standards.

A gap between expectations and reality

Despite the enormous theoretical potential, quantum computing remains a theory that has not been embodied in practice. The company president has warned "NVIDIA"Jensen Huang, warns that practical results may take decades. While current valuations indicate a huge gap, the company’s stock is trading "Righetti"One of the companies investing heavily in this field, at 500 times its expected revenues, while this ratio does not exceed 6 times in the index. "Nasdaq"

Realized fears and divergent visions

Signs of deflation have already begun to appear, as it has lost "Righetti"Inc "D-Wave" About 34% of their value since their peak last month. But this did not discourage analysts from being optimistic, as the vast majority still recommend buying shares.

The future of these Investmentsdepend on the transformation of dreams into reality, in a race against time that may result in a technical revolution or a speculative bubble that ends up exploding.

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