IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) Insider Sells $89,564.47 in Stock

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) insider John Raymond sold 2,407 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.21, for a total value of $89,564.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 77,741 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,892,742.61. This represents a 3.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

IonQ Price Performance

IONQ stock opened at $36.77 on Monday. IonQ, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $25.89 and a fifty-two week high of $84.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.89 and a beta of 3.30. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $39.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.80.

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.56) by $0.23. IonQ had a negative net margin of 553.27% and a negative return on equity of 22.29%. The company had revenue of $80.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $66.47 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.70) earnings per share. IonQ’s quarterly revenue was up 286.7% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that IonQ, Inc. will post -2.86 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IonQ

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in shares of IonQ by 5,901.1% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 28,318,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,508,260,000 after purchasing an additional 27,846,924 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of IonQ during the 2nd quarter worth $1,112,945,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of IonQ during the 2nd quarter worth $344,757,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in IonQ in the fourth quarter valued at about $199,753,000. Finally, Marex Group plc boosted its stake in IonQ by 419.1% in the fourth quarter. Marex Group plc now owns 4,083,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,225,000 after buying an additional 3,296,866 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.42% of the company’s stock.

IonQ News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting IonQ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: IonQ raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $450 million–$460 million, with the increase supported partly by its SkyWater acquisition. Higher guidance strengthens the company’s growth narrative, although acquisition-related contributions may limit the organic-growth benefit. IonQ Raises 2026 Revenue Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: IonQ unveiled Superion 256, a 256-qubit quantum processing unit, along with plans for faster chip development and data-center deployment targeted for 2027. The announcement may support expectations for commercial adoption and technological leadership. IonQ Advances Quantum Computing With Superion 256
• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities and Needham reiterated Buy ratings, while Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an Overweight rating, indicating that several analysts remain constructive on IonQ’s long-term opportunity. Rosenblatt Reiterates Buy Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor-focused coverage highlighted IonQ’s position in quantum-computing accuracy and its potential to benefit from cybersecurity demand. These articles are largely opinion-based rather than new financial disclosures. If I Could Only Buy One Quantum Computing Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh cut his price target to $52 from $61 after IonQ’s Analyst Day, despite maintaining a Buy rating. The reduction suggests the updated outlook did not fully satisfy expectations. Why IonQ Stock Is Down
• Negative Sentiment: Critical coverage questioned whether IonQ’s long-term quantum opportunity is sufficiently supported by near-term financial results. IonQ remains unprofitable, and its elevated valuation makes the stock particularly sensitive to execution concerns and changing investor expectations. Why IonQ’s Quantum Story Still Isn’t Convincing

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on IONQ shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of IonQ in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Weiss Ratings cut IonQ from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of IonQ in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of IonQ in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $65.00 price objective on shares of IonQ in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.17.

About IonQ

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 be difficult for classical computers, with potential applications in areas such as optimization, materials science, drug discovery, artificial intelligence and financial modeling.

The company provides access to its quantum processors through cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services’ Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum and Google Cloud.