VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Purchases Shares of 203,129 IonQ, Inc. $IONQ

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 203,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,819,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al owned 0.05% of IonQ at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IONQ. Archer Investment Corp acquired a new position in shares of IonQ in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Accent Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in IonQ by 171.8% during the fourth quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC now owns 587 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in IonQ by 216.5% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 656 shares during the period. PeakShares LLC bought a new stake in IonQ in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, EFG International AG bought a new stake in IonQ in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other IonQ news, insider John W. Raymond sold 3,815 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.01, for a total transaction of $209,863.15. Following the sale, the insider owned 80,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,408,941.48. This represents a 4.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gabrielle B. Toledano sold 2,757 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.01, for a total transaction of $151,662.57. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 11,154 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $613,581.54. The trade was a 19.82% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,329 shares of company stock worth $513,216. 0.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

IonQ Price Performance

NYSE IONQ opened at $40.34 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $15.37 billion, a PE ratio of -8.66 and a beta of 3.30. IonQ, Inc. has a one year low of $25.89 and a one year high of $84.64. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $40.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.69.

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.56) by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $80.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $66.47 million. IonQ had a negative return on equity of 22.29% and a negative net margin of 553.27%.The business’s revenue was up 286.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.70) EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that IonQ, Inc. will post -2.86 earnings per share for the current year.

IonQ News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting IonQ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: IonQ raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to $450 million–$460 million, incorporating revenue from SkyWater Technology following its July 31 acquisition. The guidance increase was the primary catalyst, although it includes only five months of SkyWater contributions and removes certain intercompany revenue. IonQ Announces Increased Full-Year 2026 Financial Outlook Following SkyWater Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: The company launched IonQ Superion 256, the first system in a planned upgradeable product family designed to support scalable, manufacturable fault-tolerant quantum computing. The platform may strengthen IonQ’s long-term commercial positioning. IonQ Launches Superion Product Line
• Positive Sentiment: IonQ and Congruity360 announced an $8.18 million agreement to deploy quantum-safe network protection using IonQ’s post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution appliances, providing evidence of growing enterprise demand. IonQ and Congruity360 Partner to Enhance Quantum-Safe Protection
• Neutral Sentiment: IonQ published a fully compiled resource estimate for using Shor’s algorithm to attack 256-bit elliptic-curve signatures. The research highlights technical progress and estimates a future system requiring roughly 20,000 physical qubits, but it is not an immediate revenue driver. IonQ Publishes Blueprint for Breaking 256-Bit Elliptic-Curve Signatures
• Negative Sentiment: IonQ remains a highly speculative, loss-making company; its prior quarterly results showed a deeply negative net margin, and analysts expect a full-year loss. The higher outlook therefore improves growth expectations without resolving near-term profitability concerns.

Analyst Ratings Changes

IONQ has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Northland Securities raised their price objective on shares of IonQ from $55.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of IonQ in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $65.00 price target on shares of IonQ in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of IonQ from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $75.00 price target on shares of IonQ in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, IonQ presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $69.92.

IonQ Company Profile

IonQ, Inc engages in the development of general-purpose quantum computing systems in the United States. It sells access to quantum computers of various qubit capacities. The company makes access to its quantum computers through cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum, and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, as well as through its cloud service. It also provides contracts associated with the design, development, and construction of specialized quantum computing hardware systems; maintenance and support services; and consulting services related to co-developing algorithms on quantum computing systems.