Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI)<\/a> stock is soaring higher in Thursday’s daily trading session. The quantum computing<\/a> specialist’s share price was up 9.6% as of 3:15 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 had risen 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.6%. The quantum stock had been up as much as 12.2% earlier today.<\/p>\n Rigetti’s valuation is surging thanks to recent comments from Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money television show. With today’s pop, the stock is now up roughly 19% over the last three months despite some big volatility across the stretch.<\/p>\n Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n Image source: Getty Images.<\/p>\n Rigetti stock soars as Cramer shifts his stance<\/p>\n In yesterday’s episode of Mad Money, host Jim Cramer had some encouraging things to say about Rigetti:<\/p>\n Rigetti could have something that could be a home run. RGTI is one that could have a headline tomorrow. I don’t want to keep you out of it.<\/p>\n The host’s comments look particularly notable given that he had indicated earlier this year that Rigetti could be the worst play among the basket of high-flying quantum computing stocks. <\/p>\n What’s next for Rigetti?<\/p>\n With the second-quarter report it published earlier this month, Rigetti announced that its Cepheus-1-36Q had become commercially available. The company says that its 36-qubit multichip quantum computer is offering industry-leading performance, and it will pave the way for the launch of the Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services Platform on Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure<\/a> service in the near future.<\/p>\n Rigetti also said that it’s on track to launch its 100+ qubit system by the end of the year. While the stock remains a high-risk, speculative play, the quantum computing<\/a> player appears to be making meaningful progress with its tech platform.<\/p>\n Should you invest $1,000 in Rigetti Computing right now?<\/p>\n Before you buy stock in Rigetti Computing, consider this:<\/p>\n The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks<\/a> for investors to buy now\u2026 and Rigetti Computing wasn\u2019t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.<\/p>\n Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you\u2019d have $659,823!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you\u2019d have $1,113,120!*<\/p>\n Now, it\u2019s worth noting Stock Advisor\u2019s total average return is 1,068% \u2014 a market-crushing outperformance compared to 185% for the S&P 500. Don\u2019t miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor.<\/p>\n See the 10 stocks \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n *Stock Advisor returns as of August 25, 2025<\/p>\n Keith Noonan<\/a> has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key Points CNBC’s Jim Cramer recently suggested that Rigetti Computing stock could have big upside. 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