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IONQ vs. AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, and NVDA

Should you buy IonQ stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares IonQ with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with IonQ include Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and NVIDIA (NVDA).

How does IonQ compare to Amazon.com?

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

IonQ has a beta of 3.23, suggesting that its stock price is 223% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

IonQ currently has a consensus target price of $69.46, suggesting a potential upside of 90.71%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $322.12, suggesting a potential upside of 18.61%. Given IonQ's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than Amazon.com.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IonQ
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
56 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

IonQ has a net margin of 174.88% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 17.44%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 19.59% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IonQ174.88% -23.20% -15.04%
Amazon.com 17.44%19.59%9.72%

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IonQ$130.02M104.56-$510.38M-$0.28N/A
Amazon.com$716.92B4.07$77.67B$8.3632.49

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 395 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 451 mentions for Amazon.com and 56 mentions for IonQ. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat IonQ's score of 0.68 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IonQ
25 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amazon.com
230 Very Positive mention(s)
96 Positive mention(s)
66 Neutral mention(s)
35 Negative mention(s)
7 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Amazon.com beats IonQ on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IonQ compare to Alphabet?

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

IonQ has a net margin of 174.88% compared to Alphabet's net margin of 54.77%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IonQ174.88% -23.20% -15.04%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

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 Ratio
IonQ$130.02M104.56-$510.38M-$0.28N/A
Alphabet$402.84B10.83$132.17B$19.9117.91

In the previous week, Alphabet had 219 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 275 mentions for Alphabet and 56 mentions for IonQ. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat IonQ's score of 0.68 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IonQ
25 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
177 Very Positive mention(s)
20 Positive mention(s)
33 Neutral mention(s)
24 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of IonQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

IonQ has a beta of 3.23, meaning that its share price is 223% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

IonQ presently has a consensus price target of $69.46, indicating a potential upside of 90.71%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $410.09, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Given IonQ's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IonQ
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
29 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10

Summary

Alphabet beats IonQ on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IonQ compare to Alphabet?

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

IonQ has a beta of 3.23, indicating that its share price is 223% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

IonQ has a net margin of 174.88% compared to Alphabet's net margin of 54.77%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IonQ174.88% -23.20% -15.04%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

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 Ratio
IonQ$130.02M104.56-$510.38M-$0.28N/A
Alphabet$402.84B10.81$132.17B$19.9117.89

IonQ presently has a consensus target price of $69.46, indicating a potential upside of 90.71%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $419.86, indicating a potential upside of 17.90%. Given IonQ's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IonQ
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
44 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.04

In the previous week, Alphabet had 184 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 240 mentions for Alphabet and 56 mentions for IonQ. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat IonQ's score of 0.68 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IonQ
25 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
155 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
29 Neutral mention(s)
28 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Alphabet beats IonQ on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IonQ compare to Microsoft?

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Microsoft currently has a consensus price target of $558.64, indicating a potential upside of 20.21%. IonQ has a consensus price target of $69.46, indicating a potential upside of 90.71%. Given IonQ's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than Microsoft.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Microsoft
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
42 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
IonQ
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

IonQ has a net margin of 174.88% compared to Microsoft's net margin of 40.31%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.98% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Microsoft40.31% 31.98% 18.70%
IonQ 174.88%-23.20%-15.04%

Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Microsoft$331.84B10.40$101.83B$17.9625.88
IonQ$130.02M104.56-$510.38M-$0.28N/A

In the previous week, Microsoft had 390 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 446 mentions for Microsoft and 56 mentions for IonQ. IonQ's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Microsoft's score of 0.66 indicating that IonQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Microsoft
218 Very Positive mention(s)
71 Positive mention(s)
96 Neutral mention(s)
37 Negative mention(s)
12 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
IonQ
25 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Microsoft has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 3.23, suggesting that its stock price is 223% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Microsoft beats IonQ on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IonQ compare to NVIDIA?

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 285 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 341 mentions for NVIDIA and 56 mentions for IonQ. NVIDIA's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat IonQ's score of 0.68 indicating that NVIDIA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NVIDIA
195 Very Positive mention(s)
38 Positive mention(s)
53 Neutral mention(s)
45 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
IonQ
25 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NVIDIA has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IonQ has a beta of 3.23, suggesting that its stock price is 223% more volatile than the broader market.

IonQ has a net margin of 174.88% compared to NVIDIA's net margin of 62.97%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NVIDIA62.97% 96.94% 72.16%
IonQ 174.88%-23.20%-15.04%

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVIDIA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NVIDIA$215.94B22.50$120.07B$6.5330.74
IonQ$130.02M104.56-$510.38M-$0.28N/A

65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of NVIDIA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

NVIDIA presently has a consensus target price of $304.26, indicating a potential upside of 51.56%. IonQ has a consensus target price of $69.46, indicating a potential upside of 90.71%. Given IonQ's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IonQ is more favorable than NVIDIA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NVIDIA
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
48 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02
IonQ
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

Summary

NVIDIA beats IonQ on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IONQ vs. The Competition

MetricIonQTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals IndustryTechnology SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$13.60B$110.10B$28.18B$23.68B
Dividend YieldN/A1.72%2.77%4.22%
P/E Ratio-130.0735.2579.7831.00
Price / Sales104.56114.45595.9119.07
Price / CashN/A23.0646.1631.30
Price / Book3.468.356.954.62
Net Income-$510.38M$3.07B$628.91M$1.07B
7 Day Performance11.01%-2.24%0.79%0.35%
1 Month Performance-25.88%-5.10%-4.58%-0.55%
1 Year Performance-4.51%88.24%148.05%19.21%

IonQ Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IONQ
IonQ
3.4415 of 5 stars
$36.42
+1.8%
$69.46
+90.7%
-4.5%$13.60B$130.02MN/A1,132
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.7753 of 5 stars
$227.62
-1.4%
$313.43
+37.7%
+26.5%$2.45T$716.92B27.261,576,000
GOOG
Alphabet
4.6422 of 5 stars
$331.95
-0.2%
$410.09
+23.5%
+87.8%$4.02T$402.84B16.68190,200
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.795 of 5 stars
$332.90
-0.2%
$419.86
+26.1%
+88.3%$4.03T$402.84B16.73190,820
MSFT
Microsoft
4.8785 of 5 stars
$394.80
+0.4%
$554.73
+40.5%
-11.3%$2.93T$281.72B23.50228,000

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