IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) Receives Buy Rating from Rosenblatt Securities

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at Rosenblatt Securities in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $100.00 price objective on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price target points to a potential upside of 130.57% from the company’s previous close.

IONQ has been the topic of a number of other reports. Mizuho began coverage on shares of IonQ in a report on Thursday, December 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of IonQ from $32.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of IonQ in a research report on Thursday. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of IonQ from $35.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Wedbush initiated coverage on IonQ in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.91.

IonQ Trading Down 8.2%

Shares of NYSE IONQ opened at $43.37 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $48.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $51.45. The firm has a market cap of $15.07 billion, a PE ratio of -8.11 and a beta of 2.63. IonQ has a 1-year low of $17.88 and a 1-year high of $84.64.

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported ($3.58) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.44) by ($3.14). IonQ had a negative return on equity of 127.06% and a negative net margin of 1,836.32%.The firm had revenue of $39.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.99 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.24) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 221.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that IonQ will post -0.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Kathryn K. Chou sold 20,000 shares of IonQ stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.40, for a total transaction of $1,028,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 60,839 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,127,124.60. The trade was a 24.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CRO Rima Alameddine sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.89, for a total value of $4,689,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive directly owned 432,616 shares in the company, valued at $20,285,364.24. The trade was a 18.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 125,000 shares of company stock worth $5,992,000. Company insiders own 5.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On IonQ

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of IonQ by 18.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,354,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,805,314,000 after buying an additional 4,587,260 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in IonQ in the 2nd quarter valued at $114,767,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of IonQ by 648.5% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,674,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,917,000 after acquiring an additional 2,317,058 shares during the period. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP grew its holdings in shares of IonQ by 286.1% during the 3rd quarter. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP now owns 1,937,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,127,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of IonQ by 19.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,299,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,423,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043,878 shares in the last quarter. 41.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

IonQ News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting IonQ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: IonQ agreed to buy SkyWater Technology for about $1.8 billion in a cash?and?stock deal, bringing a U.S. pure?play foundry in?house to accelerate next?generation quantum processor development and create a vertically integrated full?stack quantum platform. This strategic move is being viewed as expansion of hardware capabilities and potential margin/roadmap benefits. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: multiple market reports show the stock popped after the buyout announcement, signaling investor approval of the strategic rationale (hardware control, faster product scale). Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wide media/analyst coverage frames the deal as transformational but highlights execution and financing questions; some outlets compare IonQ’s potential scale to legacy leaders while noting the quantum market remains early. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary and investment?thesis writeups stress 2026 execution risks: scaling next?gen systems, competition, and integration of the foundry; these pieces are informative but not outright bullish or bearish. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company hosted an M&A call (transcript available) that investors should read for details on deal financing, integration plan, and expected timeline for synergies. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: A law firm announced an investigation into SkyWater’s board over the sale terms, asking whether shareholders received fair value — this raises potential litigation, delay, or revision risk that could affect deal certainty and short?term sentiment. Read More.

IonQ Company Profile

IonQ, Inc engages in the development of general-purpose quantum computing systems in the United States. It sells access to quantum computers of various qubit capacities. The company makes access to its quantum computers through cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum, and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, as well as through its cloud service. It also provides contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing hardware systems; maintenance and support services; and consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems.