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NYSE:IONQ News 2 December 2025 - 28 December 2025

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Heads Into Monday: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch After a Volatile Holiday Week

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Heads Into Monday: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch After a Volatile Holiday Week

IonQ shares closed at $46.00 Friday, down 7.67% after a volatile session with 19.4 million shares traded. The drop came during thin post-holiday trading, as broader U.S. markets finished slightly lower. Analysts maintained positive coverage, but recent headlines highlighted the gap between quantum computing’s promise and current commercialization. Markets remain closed until Monday.
28 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides Into Year-End: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides Into Year-End: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:49 a.m. ET — Market closed IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) stock is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with momentum still split between two powerful narratives: growing commercial traction for quantum hardware and networking, and persistent concerns that the share price has been discounting a best-case future far ahead of today’s fundamentals. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, investors are left to assess Friday’s sharp move and the latest wave of sell-side commentary before the next regular session begins Monday. IonQ stock price: What happened in the last session IonQ shares finished
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides to $46 After 7.7% Drop: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides to $46 After 7.7% Drop: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:14 a.m. ET — U.S. stock market closed (weekend) IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with momentum—and volatility—still defining the trade. Shares finished Friday’s session at about $46, down roughly 7.7% on the day after opening near $49.6 and dipping into the mid-$45 range, according to end-of-day data from the company’s investor site and market quotes. IonQ Investors The drop came during a light-volume, post-Christmas session for the broader market. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq ended Friday only slightly lower as investors continued to digest a strong late-December run
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

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
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (NYSE: IONQ) Drops About 7% Midday as South Korea 100‑Qubit Deal Meets Valuation Reality in Thin Holiday Trading

IonQ Stock (NYSE: IONQ) Drops About 7% Midday as South Korea 100‑Qubit Deal Meets Valuation Reality in Thin Holiday Trading

New York time check: As of 2:07 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open and trading normally (a full session today following the Christmas holiday). IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is seeing a sharp intraday pullback in a session already prone to exaggerated moves: holiday-thinned liquidity, year-end positioning, and a market hovering near record territory. At 2:07 p.m. ET, IonQ stock was trading around $46.29, down roughly 7% from the prior close, after ranging between about $46.13 and $50.08 on the day. The selling is notable because it lands just days after arguably “good news” for IonQ:
26 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (NYSE: IONQ) News Today: Analysts Hold $100 Bull Case as Shares Slip Into Christmas Eve Close (Dec. 24, 2025)

IonQ Stock (NYSE: IONQ) News Today: Analysts Hold $100 Bull Case as Shares Slip Into Christmas Eve Close (Dec. 24, 2025)

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) ended the holiday-shortened session lower on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, as investors balanced a familiar mix of quantum-stock ingredients: big upside forecasts, real contract momentum, eyebrow-raising volatility, and a constant question that haunts every frontier-technology trade—how fast does “future” arrive? Investing.com+1 With U.S. equities closing early for Christmas Eve (1:00 p.m. Eastern), price moves can look extra jumpy as liquidity thins and traders compress decisions into fewer hours. New York Stock Exchange IonQ stock price on Dec. 24, 2025 IonQ shares closed around $49.82, down roughly 3% on the day. The session saw the stock trade
24 December 2025
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IonQ (IONQ) Stock Today, Dec. 23, 2025: 100‑Qubit South Korea Deal, Fresh Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Next for the Quantum Computing Leader

IonQ (IONQ) Stock Today, Dec. 23, 2025: 100‑Qubit South Korea Deal, Fresh Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Next for the Quantum Computing Leader

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is back in the spotlight on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, after the company confirmed a major international deployment that ties its next-generation quantum hardware directly into a national supercomputing hub in South Korea. The news lands amid a volatile holiday-week tape for quantum computing stocks and a wave of new Wall Street coverage that has pushed IonQ’s price-target range unusually wide for a mid-cap name. As of the latest available trade data today, IONQ stock was at $52.23, after trading between $51.80 and $54.51 intraday. Below is what’s driving IonQ stock today, how analysts are framing
23 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Surges as Wall Street Turns Bullish: Today’s News, Analyst Price Targets, and the 2026 Outlook (Dec. 23, 2025)

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Surges as Wall Street Turns Bullish: Today’s News, Analyst Price Targets, and the 2026 Outlook (Dec. 23, 2025)

December 23, 2025 — IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is back in the spotlight heading into the final stretch of 2025, as a fresh wave of analyst initiations and upbeat sector commentary collides with a string of corporate updates in Europe and quantum networking. The result: a renewed “quantum trade” that’s lifting multiple pure-plays—while also reminding investors that this is still one of the market’s most volatile frontiers. IONQ shares closed at $53.86 on Monday, Dec. 22, after trading as high as $55.60 during the session—an 11.10% jump from the prior close, with volume near 28.6 million shares. StockAnalysis+1 What’s driving
23 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Surges as Quantum Rebound Gathers Steam: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Risks (Dec. 22, 2025)

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Surges as Quantum Rebound Gathers Steam: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Risks (Dec. 22, 2025)

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is back in the spotlight on December 22, 2025, as the quantum-computing trade heats up again and Wall Street’s coverage of the sector expands. As of 17:20 UTC on Monday (Dec. 22), IONQ was trading around $55.06, up roughly $6.58 on the session (about +13.6% versus the prior close), after opening near $49.94 and hitting an intraday high around $55.56 on volume of about 16.7 million shares. That price action is the headline. The more interesting story is why IonQ keeps acting like a mood ring for the quantum narrative—and what the latest round of partnerships,
22 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) News and Forecasts on Dec. 21, 2025: New Europe Deals, Fresh Wall Street Coverage, and What Comes Next

IonQ Stock (IONQ) News and Forecasts on Dec. 21, 2025: New Europe Deals, Fresh Wall Street Coverage, and What Comes Next

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is closing out 2025 back in the center of the “quantum trade,” driven by a mix of company announcements in Europe and a wave of new Wall Street coverage that put big numbers on a still-early industry. As of the latest available trading data heading into Sunday, December 21, 2025, IonQ shares were recently around $48.48 after a volatile week that included sharp up-and-down moves. StockAnalysis This week’s IonQ story, in one sentence: the company is stacking up partnerships and government-adjacent milestones, while analysts argue over whether the stock’s long-term potential justifies today’s valuation. Reuters+3IonQ+3IonQ Investors+3
21 December 2025
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IonQ (IONQ) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Wedbush Joins Jefferies With Fresh Coverage—Latest Headlines, Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook

IonQ (IONQ) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Wedbush Joins Jefferies With Fresh Coverage—Latest Headlines, Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook

Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is back in the spotlight on December 17, 2025—this time not because of earnings, but because Wall Street is rapidly building out coverage of the “pure-play” quantum computing names. Wedbush initiated coverage on IonQ today with an Outperform rating and a $60 price target, one day after Jefferies initiated with a Buy and a much higher $100 target. Investing.com+2Investing.com+2 Despite those bullish headlines, IonQ stock is down sharply intraday. As of 19:16 UTC (mid-afternoon in New York), IONQ traded at $46.95, down about 5.48% on the day, after opening above $50
17 December 2025
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IonQ Stock Jumps on Jefferies “Buy” Call: Today’s IonQ News, Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Next for IONQ Shares (Dec. 16, 2025)

IonQ Stock Jumps on Jefferies “Buy” Call: Today’s IonQ News, Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Next for IONQ Shares (Dec. 16, 2025)

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is back in the spotlight on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, after a sharp rebound in IonQ stock followed a wave of analyst initiations and headline-driven volatility across the quantum-computing sector. Shares were trading around $48.80 as of 20:06 UTC, up roughly 6% on the session after opening near $47.40 and swinging between roughly $45.65 and $49.46 intraday. The immediate spark: Jefferies initiated coverage of IonQ with a “Buy” rating and a $100 price target, a bullish call that helped reverse the tone after a Monday selloff tied to insider-trading headlines and renewed attention on global competition
16 December 2025
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IonQ Stock News Today (IONQ) — Dec. 16, 2025: Jefferies Starts Coverage With a $100 Target as Shares Rebound After Insider-Sale Headlines

IonQ Stock News Today (IONQ) — Dec. 16, 2025: Jefferies Starts Coverage With a $100 Target as Shares Rebound After Insider-Sale Headlines

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is back in motion on December 16, 2025—rebounding after a sharp selloff that was fueled less by a “fundamental surprise” and more by the kind of headline cocktail that makes high-volatility stocks wobble: insider-trading filings, fresh global competition signals, and a market that’s currently treating “quantum” like a live wire. As of today’s session, IonQ shares are trading around $48.79, up about 5.9% from the prior close. That bounce matters because it arrives right as Jefferies initiates coverage on IonQ with a Buy rating and a $100 price target, effectively tossing a fresh canister of oxygen
16 December 2025
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IonQ (IONQ) Stock After Hours: Why Shares Fell on Dec. 15, 2025—and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 16

IonQ (IONQ) Stock After Hours: Why Shares Fell on Dec. 15, 2025—and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 16

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) ended Monday’s session sharply lower and stayed soft in extended trading, as investors digested a cluster of insider Form 4 filings alongside fresh news highlighting intensifying global competition in quantum computing. Below is a clear, publication-ready breakdown of what happened after the bell on Monday, December 15, 2025, what’s driving the move, and what to keep on your radar before Tuesday’s open (December 16, 2025). IonQ stock price recap: big drop into the close, slight fade after hours IonQ shares closed Monday at $46.07, down $4.28 (-8.50%), after trading in a wide range with $51.00 as
16 December 2025
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IonQ (IONQ) Stock Outlook: This Week’s News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Next Week (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

IonQ (IONQ) Stock Outlook: This Week’s News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Next Week (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

Updated: December 14, 2025 IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) heads into the week of Dec. 15–19, 2025 with the kind of setup traders love and long-term investors fear: big expectations, big narratives, and big price swings. The quantum-computing pure play just finished a volatile week with multiple “headline catalysts” landing almost back-to-back—an EU quantum-communications rollout, fresh analyst coverage calling quantum “the next big compute revolution,” and a cluster of insider filings that inevitably get over-interpreted in a momentum tape. Here’s what actually happened this week (Dec. 8–12), what the latest coverage and forecasts say, and the concrete catalysts likely to matter
14 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) on December 5, 2025: Quantum Breakthroughs, Biotech Deals, Big Money Flows and 2026 Forecast

IonQ Stock (IONQ) on December 5, 2025: Quantum Breakthroughs, Biotech Deals, Big Money Flows and 2026 Forecast

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is back in the spotlight today after another burst of volatility that has pushed the stock to around the low‑$50s per share as of December 5, 2025. Different data sources show IONQ trading in the $51–55 range intraday, with notable pre‑market activity and heavy options volume. CoinCodex+1 That’s happening against a backdrop of: Below is a detailed, news‑driven IonQ stock analysis as of December 5, 2025, suitable for investors following the story on Google News and Discover. This is information, not investment advice – always do your own research or consult a licensed professional before making
5 December 2025
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IonQ Stock Jumps After Quantum Breakthroughs and Biotech Deal: IONQ Price, Forecast and Outlook as of December 5, 2025

IonQ Stock Jumps After Quantum Breakthroughs and Biotech Deal: IONQ Price, Forecast and Outlook as of December 5, 2025

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is once again at the center of the quantum-computing spotlight. After a sharp pullback in November, the quantum hardware specialist has ripped higher into early December on the back of record-breaking technical milestones, a new biotech partnership, and rising institutional interest. As of the close on December 4, 2025, IonQ stock finished at $54.76, up 12.6% on the day, following a wave of renewed enthusiasm around government support for quantum technologies and a string of bullish Wall Street calls. StockAnalysis+1 Below is a deep dive into what’s driving IonQ’s latest move, how analysts now value the
5 December 2025
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IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Stock Jumps on Quantum-AI and Defense Deals: December 4, 2025 Outlook

IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Stock Jumps on Quantum-AI and Defense Deals: December 4, 2025 Outlook

IonQ’s stock is having another very “on‑brand” quantum day: volatile, loud, and hard to ignore. Around midday on December 4, 2025, IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) was trading in the mid‑$50s, up double digits intraday after a string of headlines tying the company to biotech, defense drones, and big institutional money. StockAnalysis shows the shares around $54.20, up about 11%, in early afternoon trading. StockAnalysis+1 At the same time, fresh filings show Norges Bank, Norway’s central bank, has quietly taken a 1% stake, while analysts and commentators argue over whether IonQ is still the quantum market’s crown jewel or yesterday’s hype.
4 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) in December 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Quantum Computing Risks Investors Need to Know

IonQ Stock (IONQ) in December 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Quantum Computing Risks Investors Need to Know

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) remains one of the most closely watched pure‑play quantum computing stocks as of December 2, 2025. After a year of extreme volatility, the shares are trading around $47–48 per share, with an intraday range between roughly $46.8 and $49.2 and heavy trading volume. TS2 Tech The stock is still dramatically higher than it was a year ago, but sits well below its 2025 peak near $84, reflecting a tug‑of‑war between excitement over IonQ’s technical milestones and mounting concerns over valuation, dilution, and sector‑wide “quantum bubble” warnings. TS2 Tech+2TradingView+2 This article rounds up the freshest news, forecasts,
2 December 2025
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RTX stock faces Pentagon payout curb list next week as dividend stays in play

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