IonQ Inc (NYSE: IONQ)’s stock price has soared by 0.34 in relation to previous closing price of 20.48. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -16.36% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-09 that Whenever a new megatrend emerges, it is not uncommon for small, previously little-known companies to suddenly become household names. Underneath the artificial intelligence (AI) umbrella, an area known as quantum computing has started receiving outsized attention.
Is It Worth Investing in IonQ Inc (NYSE: IONQ) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for IONQ is 2.55. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IONQ is 197.34M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.93% of that float. On March 10, 2025, IONQ’s average trading volume was 26.22M shares.
IONQ’s Market Performance
The stock of IonQ Inc (IONQ) has seen a -16.36% decrease in the past week, with a -51.44% drop in the past month, and a -37.33% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.36%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.62% for IONQ. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -33.34% for IONQ’s stock, with a simple moving average of 5.68% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IONQ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IONQ stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for IONQ by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for IONQ in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $50 based on the research report published on December 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IONQ reach a price target of $21, previously predicting the price at $12. The rating they have provided for IONQ stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 11th, 2023.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to IONQ, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on April 26th of the previous year.
IONQ Trading at -44.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IONQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -62.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.36%, as shares sank -50.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -53.74% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IONQ fell by -16.36%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +134.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.83. In addition, IonQ Inc saw -50.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IONQ starting from Alameddine Rima, who proposed sale 1,680 shares at the price of $23.11 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Alameddine Rima now owns shares of IonQ Inc, valued at $38,825 using the latest closing price.
Alameddine Rima, the Chief Revenue Officer of IonQ Inc, sale 21,337 shares at $29.73 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that Alameddine Rima is holding 571,321 shares at $634,377 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IONQ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -5.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for IonQ Inc stands at -7.7. The total capital return value is set at -0.49. Equity return is now at value -76.34, with -62.18 for asset returns.
Based on IonQ Inc (IONQ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -5.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -213.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 105.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 10.50.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of IonQ Inc (IONQ) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
