IonQ (IONQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IonQ, Inc. is a quantum computing company that develops and commercializes quantum computers based on trapped-ion technology. Its systems are designed to perform specialized computations that may eventually support applications in areas such as optimization, materials science, drug discovery, financial modeling and artificial intelligence.

The company offers access to its quantum processors through cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services’ Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum and Google Cloud. IonQ also provides direct and cloud-based quantum computing services, software tools and related support for businesses, government organizations, researchers and developers. Its product portfolio has included systems such as IonQ Forte and IonQ Forte Enterprise.

IonQ was founded in 2015 by physicists Jungsang Kim and Christopher Monroe and was established through research associated with the University of Maryland and Duke University. The company is headquartered in College Park, Maryland, and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021. IonQ has also expanded its focus beyond quantum computing hardware into quantum networking and related technologies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.15 to $45.34
• 50-Day Range: $31.90 to $46.94
• 52-Week Range: $25.89 to $84.64
• Volume: 19.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 23.83 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $63.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IonQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IonQ scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 236th out of 593 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 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

IonQ has a consensus price target of $63.83, representing about 46.4% upside from its current price of $43.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IonQ has been the subject of 10 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 ($2.11) to ($2.26) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IonQ is -9.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IonQ is -9.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IonQ has a P/B Ratio of 4.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.68% 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 2.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IonQ has recently decreased by 1.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

IonQ has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 44 news articles for IonQ this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 182 people have searched for IONQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

103 people have added IonQ to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 49% 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: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• 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: $63.83
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +46.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.66)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$510.38 million
• Net Margins: -553.27%
• Pretax Margin: -571.29%
• Return on Equity: -22.29%
• Return on Assets: -13.20%

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: 127.77
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $10.52 per share
• Price / Book: 4.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 381,000,000
• Free Float: 378,906,000
• Market Cap: $16.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.36