Yahoo · Oct 17, 2026
Prediction: This Will Be the Best Pure-Play Quantum Computing Stock Over the Next 5 Years
IonQ is expanding its reach in the quantum computing industry.
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NYSE · IONQ
IonQ, Inc.
Technology · Computer Hardware
$30.78
Up+$0.49 (+1.58%)
Updated Oct 21, 2026, 12:38 AM
SID Score
4.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
57/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 18.61B
- P/E ratio
- -10.56
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $25.89 – $73.65
- Volume
- 25.98M
- Avg. volume
- 30.58M
Price performance · IONQ
IONQ price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 19, 2026
IONQ closed at $30.78 after 20 trading sessions, down 24.45% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $30.78
- Period change
- -24.45%
- Period low
- $30.78
- Period high
- $45.48
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | $32.35 | $32.44 | $30.29 | $30.78 | 25.98M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $33.032 | $33.6442 | $31.105 | $31.28 | 28.28M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $30.545 | $34.36 | $30.03 | $34.35 | 48.16M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $33.15 | $33.39 | $31.045 | $31.42 | 41.35M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $35.82 | $35.99 | $34.48 | $34.73 | 23.47M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $38.79 | $38.81 | $35.89 | $36.27 | 32.15M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $40.00 | $40.24 | $38.99 | $39.89 | 13.26M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $41.71 | $42.01 | $38.8301 | $39.45 | 23.01M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $42.19 | $42.38 | $40.76 | $41.34 | 19.14M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $43.56 | $45.40 | $43.00 | $43.29 | 16.36M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $43.77 | $44.22 | $42.24 | $42.97 | 16.46M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $45.1597 | $45.3352 | $43.15 | $43.77 | 19.09M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $43.95 | $45.0899 | $43.55 | $43.99 | 17.21M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $44.24 | $47.33 | $43.815 | $43.86 | 25.55M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $45.80 | $45.9044 | $43.725 | $43.91 | 18.8M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $45.64 | $47.91 | $44.54 | $44.58 | 35.03M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $44.70 | $46.5499 | $44.12 | $45.48 | 27.58M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $41.57 | $45.66 | $41.28 | $44.98 | 43.23M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $45.84 | $46.05 | $41.63 | $42.54 | 72.56M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $40.51 | $40.80 | $39.87 | $40.74 | 17.86M |
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IonQ Inc sells access to several quantum computers of various qubit capacities and is in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. The company currently makes access to its quantum computers available via cloud platforms and also to select customers via its own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service (QCaaS). The company derives its revenue from its quantum-computing-as-a-service arrangements, consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on company's quantum computing systems and contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing systems together with related services.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $69.60
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 16
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| Sep 28, 2026 | B of A Securities | Buy | — |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Wedbush | Outperform | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026
IonQ (IONQ) Opens 256 Qubit Quantum Centre In UK Research Push
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) and the University of Cambridge launched a Quantum Innovation Centre in the UK featuring a 256-qubit Superion system. The Centre includes an entanglement-distribution quantum network intended to support research and commercial work in materials science, finance, engineering, and medicine. IonQ's installation forms part of the Cambridge-to-Bristol quantum network with backing from Innovate UK for collaborative projects across the UK. The new Quantum Innovation Centre and...
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IonQ: Another Crushing Stock Offering
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