IonQ Inc (NYSE: IONQ)’s stock price has gone decline by -3.38 in comparison to its previous close of 23.65, however, the company has experienced a 2.65% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-29 that Quantum computing stocks aren’t in style on Wall Street like they were three months ago. With questions circling the U.S. economy about how it will fare with tariffs, investors are looking for safer places to stash their money.
Is It Worth Investing in IonQ Inc (NYSE: IONQ) Right Now?
IONQ has 36-month beta value of 2.48. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IONQ is 204.50M, and currently, short sellers hold a 13.64% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IONQ on March 31, 2025 was 24.99M shares.
IONQ’s Market Performance
The stock of IonQ Inc (IONQ) has seen a 2.65% increase in the past week, with a -8.27% drop in the past month, and a -48.74% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.12% for IONQ.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.20% for IONQ’s stock, with a 11.23% simple moving average for the past 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 -27.28% 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 -58.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.38%, as shares sank -7.00% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -41.99% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IONQ rose by +2.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +177.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.58. In addition, IonQ Inc saw -45.30% 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 sale 20,047 shares at the price of $18.57 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, Alameddine Rima now owns 572,568 shares of IonQ Inc, valued at $372,263 using the latest closing price.
Chapman Peter Hume, the Executive Chair of IonQ Inc, sale 12,069 shares at $18.57 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that Chapman Peter Hume is holding 402,294 shares at $224,115 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 117.37. 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 put it simply, IonQ Inc (IONQ) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
