IonQ (IONQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IonQ, Inc. develops quantum computers and related technologies using trapped-ion qubits, which store information in individual charged atoms. The company designs quantum computing hardware and software for applications that may benefit from quantum processing, including optimization, chemistry, and machine learning.

IonQ makes its quantum systems available to businesses, government agencies, and researchers through its cloud service and third-party platforms, including Amazon Braket and Microsoft Azure Quantum. It also provides access to quantum computing tools and services to support the development and execution of applications.

Founded in 2015 by physicists Christopher Monroe and Jungsang Kim, IonQ grew out of research at the University of Maryland and Duke University. The company is based in College Park, Maryland, and serves customers in multiple geographies through its cloud-based offerings.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.61 to $32.62
• 50-Day Range: $26.53 to $45.57
• 52-Week Range: $24.92 to $73.65
• Volume: 42.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 23.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 118.98
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $60.23
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IonQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IonQ scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 337th out of 584 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

IonQ has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

IonQ has a consensus price target of $60.23, representing about 87.5% upside from its current price of $32.12.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IonQ has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for IonQ are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($2.96) to ($3.06) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IonQ is 118.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IonQ is 118.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 43.38.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IonQ has a P/B Ratio of 3.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.22% of the float of IonQ has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IonQ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.95, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IonQ has recently increased by 17.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

IonQ does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

IonQ does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

IonQ has a news sentiment score of 0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 80 news articles for IonQ this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 158 people have searched for IONQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

94 people have added IonQ to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 62% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IonQ insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $89,564.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.55% of the stock of IonQ is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.42% of the stock of IonQ is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Sub-Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IONQ
• CIK: 1824920
• Web: ionq.com
• Phone: 301-298-7997
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,132
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IonQ: $60.23
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +87.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.66)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 118.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$510.38 million
• Net Margins: 67.09%
• Pretax Margin: -571.29%
• Return on Equity: 0.19%
• Return on Assets: 0.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 10.66
• Quick Ratio: 10.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $130.02 million
• Price / Sales: 106.09
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $10.52 per share
• Price / Book: 3.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 429,410,000
• Free Float: 427,046,000
• Market Cap: $13.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.32