IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open
As of 8:59 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, U.S. stock trading is finished for the week—and IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is ending it with a fresh reminder of just how volatile the “quantum computing stock” trade can be. IonQ shares fell about 7.4% in Friday’s session to roughly $46, after changing hands in a wide range near $45.8 to $50.1 on volume around 19.7 million shares. MarketBeat The pullback landed as the broader market drifted only slightly lower in thin, post-Christmas trading—a backdrop that can magnify swings in high-beta, story-driven names like quantum computing pure