SentinelOne and RocketLab might be more reliable growth plays.Two years ago, IonQ's (IONQ 0.69%) stock sank to an all-time low of about $3. The quantum computing company lost its luster as it missed its own growth estimates, racked up steep losses, and grappled with the departure of its co-founder.Those issues overshadowed the growth potential of its "trapped ion" technology, which shrinks the width of quantum processing units (QPUs) from a few feet to a few inches, as well as the broader disruptive potenti ...

IonQ stock started Thursday's trading with an explosive gain -- but now it's down for the session.IonQ (IONQ -0.52%) stock has been on a roller-coaster ride so far in Thursday trading. After rising by as much as 13% early, the quantum-computing company's share price was down by 1.3% as of 12:30 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes were both up 0.2%.IonQ stock initially gained ground following bullish coverage from DA Davidson. However, the stock has been highly volatile amid the mark ...

IonQ (IONQ) is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) that has an F for Value and an F for Growth.  As one of the poster children for the quantum computing phenomenon that taken hold, this stock has seen a lot of volatility late.  A lot of the movements from IONQ and other stocks like RGTI, QUBT and QMOC all stemmed from a recent Alphabet (GOOG) announcement (https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/).  Since then a number of stocks have seen parabolic moves both up and down.Citron Research has bee ...

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) .IonQ currently has an average brokerage recommendation ...

Since ChatGPT took the world by storm in the fall of 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly crept into many aspects of society. For instance, U.S. regulations around AI rose 56% in 2023.Now, businesses are advancing computer science to facilitate the evolution of AI. Two prominent companies in this area are quantum computing company IonQ (IONQ 12.80%) and semiconductor-giant Nvidia (NVDA -2.25%).Each company has developed groundbreaking technologies poised to revolutionize the computing industr ...

Finding a company that can make you a millionaire from a modest investment is rare. However, they are out there and sometimes right under investors' noses. For example, $10,000 invested in Nvidia just a decade ago is now worth an astounding $2.71 million. This makes looking for millionaire-maker stocks so much fun, as those kinds of returns are out there, even if they are rare.One area that investors may be looking in for the next millionaire-maker is quantum computing. Although Alphabet made headlines rece ...

IonQ stock is soaring -- but how much higher can it rise? Check out the long-term business promise and more immediate risks facing this quantum computing expert.Quantum computing expert IonQ (IONQ 12.80%) is taking the stock market by storm nowadays. By Dec. 11, the stock has gained 143% year to date, including a 289% jump in just the last three months.This is a hot topic. Excluding microcap stocks too small to mention, four of the 10 biggest gainers in the last quarter specialize in quantum computing hardw ...

Is quantum computing on the verge of being the next big thing?IonQ (IONQ 12.80%) stock posted big gains in Friday's trading. The quantum-computing company's share price closed out the daily session up 12.9%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index ended the day roughly flat, and the Nasdaq Composite index closed out the session up 0.1%.IonQ stock gained ground today amid rising investor enthusiasm for quantum-computing stocks. The recent bullish surge in the space was kicked off earlier this week by the unveiling of A ...

Shares of some of the market's hottest stocks took a big step back this week as investors reconsidered whether these stocks have run too far too fast in 2024.According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares of IonQ (IONQ 12.67%) fell as much as 22.3% this week, AppLovin (APP -0.19%) dropped 20%, and BigBear.ai (BBAI -4.51%) fell 28.4%. As of Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET, these three stocks were down 12.2%, 19.2%, and 26.9%, respectively.The hottest stocks on the marketIt's worth looking at how ...

MIAMI, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Defiance ETFs is thrilled to announce that QTUM - Defiance Quantum Computing ETF has reached a major milestone, surpassing $400 million in assets under management (AUM) — a testament to the growing momentum behind quantum computing. QTUM, up 40%+ YTD as of 12/11/2024, is the first ETF dedicated to quantum computing, giving investors exposure to the companies building the computational backbone of the AI age. With holdings in industry leaders like D-Wave Quantum (NYSE ...