IonQ (IONQ) Competitors $43.06 -0.84 (-1.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.17 +0.11 (+0.24%) As of 07:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IONQ vs. GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, RGTI, IBM, VEEV, ZS, TTD, and EAShould you be buying IonQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IonQ include Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), International Business Machines (IBM), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Zscaler (ZS), Trade Desk (TTD), and Electronic Arts (EA). IonQ vs. Its Competitors Alphabet Alphabet Microsoft NVIDIA Rigetti Computing International Business Machines Veeva Systems Zscaler Trade Desk Electronic Arts Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is GOOG or IONQ more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to IonQ's net margin of -753.20%. Alphabet's return on equity of 35.22% beat IonQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphabet31.12% 35.22% 25.57% IonQ -753.20%-63.35%-54.65% Which has better earnings and valuation, GOOG or IONQ? Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlphabet$371.40B6.34$100.12B$9.3920.67IonQ$43.07M261.60-$331.65M-$1.49-28.90 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GOOG or IONQ? 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of IonQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to GOOG or IONQ? In the previous week, Alphabet had 263 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 289 mentions for Alphabet and 26 mentions for IonQ. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat IonQ's score of 0.63 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 185 Very Positive mention(s) 23 Positive mention(s) 48 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IonQ 8 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer GOOG or IONQ? Alphabet presently has a consensus price target of $215.19, suggesting a potential upside of 10.88%. IonQ has a consensus price target of $41.43, suggesting a potential downside of 3.80%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than IonQ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alphabet 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77IonQ 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has more risk & volatility, GOOG or IONQ? Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 2.55, meaning that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlphabet beats IonQ on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IonQ News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IONQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IONQ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IONQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIonQCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.27B$47.71B$28.80B$21.13BDividend YieldN/A1.84%3.01%3.58%P/E Ratio-28.9037.6434.1727.87Price / Sales261.6021.811,720.6259.63Price / CashN/A58.8138.7023.02Price / Book24.335.867.794.69Net Income-$331.65M$802.13M$782.91M$995.51M7 Day Performance-7.35%-0.91%0.96%1.64%1 Month Performance13.00%3.56%7.50%5.92%1 Year Performance443.75%42.96%53,041.27%11.50% IonQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IONQIonQ0.5916 of 5 stars$43.07-1.9%$41.43-3.8%+476.0%$11.27B$43.07M-28.90100Insider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.8638 of 5 stars$190.76+2.6%$208.40+9.2%+10.8%$2.31T$350.02B21.27190,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet3.6888 of 5 stars$189.76+2.5%$202.22+6.6%+11.3%$2.30T$350.02B21.16183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionMSFTMicrosoft4.4803 of 5 stars$510.25+0.0%$543.79+6.6%+19.1%$3.79T$245.12B39.44228,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNVDANVIDIA4.5385 of 5 stars$172.360.0%$181.22+5.1%+52.1%$4.21T$130.50B55.6136,000Trending NewsInsider TradeRGTIRigetti Computing1.4686 of 5 stars$16.33-4.9%$14.83-9.1%+1,463.7%$4.76B$10.79M-23.44160Analyst ForecastIBMInternational Business Machines4.103 of 5 stars$286.00+0.0%$266.19-6.9%+41.0%$265.98B$62.75B49.26293,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVEEVVeeva Systems3.8815 of 5 stars$283.17+0.3%$274.17-3.2%+58.1%$46.28B$2.86B60.007,291Positive NewsZSZscaler4.1476 of 5 stars$287.68-0.4%$296.82+3.2%+56.4%$44.79B$2.17B-1,106.497,348Positive NewsTTDTrade Desk4.2047 of 5 stars$80.75+0.7%$98.48+22.0%-4.8%$39.81B$2.44B98.803,522Analyst ForecastEAElectronic Arts4.0148 of 5 stars$152.79+1.8%$162.71+6.5%+8.1%$38.38B$7.46B36.0214,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GOOG Alternatives GOOGL Alternatives MSFT Alternatives NVDA Alternatives RGTI Alternatives IBM Alternatives VEEV Alternatives ZS Alternatives TTD Alternatives EA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IONQ) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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