IonQ, a quantum computing company, has seen its stock drop nearly 30% over the past year due to widening losses and shareholder dilution. Despite this, two Wall Street firms project the stock could more than double in value within the next 12 months, driven by strong revenue growth, multi-year contracts, and upcoming hardware milestones like 256-qubit systems. The company recently raised its full-year revenue guidance to $280-$290 million and holds a significant backlog supporting future sales. However, the bullish outlook depends heavily on successful execution of these growth drivers amid sector volatility.
As of Oct 01, 2026 18:14 WIB, IonQ shares trade at USD 44.46 on Pluang, up 1.37% for the day. The stock remains well below its 52-week high of USD 82.09, reflecting ongoing market caution despite optimistic analyst ratings. Typical hold time for IonQ on Pluang is 32 days, with a majority of 73% of orders being sell orders, indicating some investor hesitation.
A year after predicting IBM as the next Nvidia in quantum computing, IBM's stock fell 19%, losing money but still outperforming pure-play quantum startups like IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave, which saw larger declines. IBM's profitability, steady dividend...
Bank of America initiated coverage on IonQ with a Buy rating and a $60 price target, highlighting the company's semiconductor-based quantum computing approach as promising for scaling qubit counts. IonQ is noted as the largest public pure-play quantu...
