
QUBT could benefit as Microsoft's accelerated quantum-safe security push boosts focus on post-quantum cybersecurity, with analysts seeing 111% upside.
IONQ Inc. is a pioneering leader in the quantum computing sector, focused on advancing quantum processors and innovative software solutions to address intricate computational challenges across diverse industries such as finance, logistics, and pharmaceuticals. Established in 2015, the company leverages a cloud-based platform to broaden access to quantum technology, positioning itself as a significant market player. With a robust portfolio of intellectual property and strategic partnerships, IONQ is well-positioned to meet the rising demand for quantum applications, offering a compelling opportunity for institutional investors seeking to engage in transformative technological advancements.
| Revenue (TTM) | $187.12M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $67.57M |
| EBITDA | $-662.37M |
| Operating Margin | -401.80% |
| Return on Equity | 11.30% |
| Return on Assets | -12.80% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $0.60 |
| Book Value | $13.33 |
| Price-to-Book | 3.69 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 90.49 |
| EV/Revenue | 87.28 |
| EV/EBITDA | -10.33 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 0.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 755.00% |
| Shares Outstanding | $373.27M |
| Float | $370.50M |
| % Insiders | 0.74% |
| % Institutions | 56.16% |
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QUBT could benefit as Microsoft's accelerated quantum-safe security push boosts focus on post-quantum cybersecurity, with analysts seeing 111% upside.

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?

IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) reached $45.36 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -7.18% change compared to its last close.

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Zacks.com users have recently been watching IonQ (IONQ) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

IonQ is positioned as the only full-stack quantum platform, leveraging advanced trapped ion technology with industry-leading error rates. IONQ's SkyWater acquisition is accelerating product iteration, with the 256-qubit system presold and on track for demonstration by year-end. Management raised 2026 revenue guidance to $265 million and maintains a strong cash position, supporting continued investment and potential further acquisitions.

IonQ expands into quantum cybersecurity and space-based geospatial intelligence, aiming to strengthen its commercial portfolio beyond quantum computing.

Quantum computing stocks are speculative, pre-profit bets, well outside core-portfolio territory, on a technology that even NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) CEO Jensen Huang once suggested is likely at least 15 years away from large-scale commercialization.

For years, progress in quantum computing has been comparable to one of its core principles – quantum superposition – in that it has simultaneously been continuously impressive and failed to produce a decisive breakthrough, all the while defaulting to the latter, somewhat disappointing side whenever scrutinized.

Although the growth rates coming out of the quantum computing segment look genuinely spectacular on paper, Wall Street has stood on this exact ledge before, and the fall has never been gentle.