Rigetti Computing is at the forefront of the quantum computing industry, but the company has a speculative stock valuation.

Quantum computing was one of the hot trends of the past few months as stocks have doubled or more following Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Willow announcement. Investors looking for any way to play the quantum computing space have pushed microcap stocks into the stratosphere.

Quantum computing stocks took a dive Wednesday after investors' perceptions about the outlook for the sector were dramatically corrected. Valuations in the nascent space had been