Partnership Expansion: IonQ's extended agreement with QuantumBasel, valued at over $60 million, secures ownership of both the IonQ Forte and next-generation Tempo systems, further solidifying IonQ's market presence in Switzerland and expected to drive widespread quantum computing adoption.
Innovation Center Role: As IonQ's official Innovation Center in Europe, QuantumBasel will facilitate collaboration among industry, academia, and research institutions, promoting practical applications of quantum computing in fields such as materials science and AI, thereby enhancing IonQ's global influence.
Research Collaboration Deepening: The partnership will focus on optimizing large language models and developing hybrid quantum-classical techniques, aiming to unlock commercial value from quantum technologies by enhancing AI model performance, thus accelerating market readiness.
Talent and Technology Expansion: IonQ plans to expand its technical and research personnel at QuantumBasel to support system development and collaborative research, reinforcing its leadership in next-generation technology and driving future business growth.
IONQ
$45.85+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on IONQ
Wall Street analysts forecast IONQ stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for IONQ is 76.11 USD with a low forecast of 47.00 USD and a high forecast of 100.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast IONQ stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for IONQ is 76.11 USD with a low forecast of 47.00 USD and a high forecast of 100.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 49.670
Low
47.00
Averages
76.11
High
100.00
Current: 49.670
Low
47.00
Averages
76.11
High
100.00
Wedbush
Wedbush
Outperform
initiated
$60
2025-12-17
New
Reason
Wedbush
Wedbush
Price Target
$60
2025-12-17
New
initiated
Outperform
Reason
Wedbush initiated coverage of IonQ with an Outperform rating and $60 price target. Founded on more than 25 years of pioneering academic research, IonQ's trappedion quantum computers have emerged as a unique and powerful architecture, the firm says. The technology remains in its nascent stages, with adoption limited to a small group of commercial, industrial, and academic institutions. That said, Wedbush would note IonQ has developed a robust sales pipeline, with sales nearly doubling from 2023 to 2024, and set to more than double again in 2025 to over $100M. While still in its infancy, the firm sees broad commercial adoption as being the next major catalyst for the IonQ and the broader industry.
Semis & Semi Cap Equipment
Garrigan
initiated
$NULL
2025-12-16
New
Reason
Semis & Semi Cap Equipment
Garrigan
Price Target
$NULL
2025-12-16
New
initiated
Reason
Semis & Semi Cap Equipment Analyst Garrigan discusses the initiations of D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) with a Buy, IONQ, Inc (IONQ) with a Buy and Rigetti Computing (RGTI) with a Hold on an Analyst/Industry conference call to be held on December 18 at 1 pm.
Jefferies
Kevin Garrigan
Buy
initiated
$100
2025-12-16
New
Reason
Jefferies
Kevin Garrigan
Price Target
$100
2025-12-16
New
initiated
Buy
Reason
Jefferies analyst Kevin Garrigan initiated coverage of IonQ with a Buy rating and $100 price target. The company benefits from ecosystem tailwinds that are lifting adoption, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes IonQ's ped-ion architecture differentiates on coherence, fidelity, and native all-to-all connectivity. It sees share upside as the company executes.
Mizuho
Outperform
initiated
$90
2025-12-11
Reason
Mizuho
Price Target
$90
2025-12-11
initiated
Outperform
Reason
Mizuho initiated coverage of IonQ with an Outperform rating and $90 price target. The firm sees the company as a leader in quantum computing with trapped ions' low error rates and higher coherence times potentially driving a faster commercial ramp versus superconducting if qubit scaling can be executed. The company is delivering a full-stack solution with computing, networking, and sensing., the analyst tells investors in a research note.
About IONQ
IonQ, Inc. is engaged in the quantum computing and networking industry, delivering high-performance systems capable of solving complex commercial and research use cases. Its generation quantum computers, IonQ Forte and IonQ Forte Enterprise, are cutting-edge systems, boasting 36 algorithmic qubits. It sells specialized quantum computing and networking hardware together with related maintenance and support. It also 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. It makes access to its quantum computers available via three cloud platforms, Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Amazon Braket, Microsoft's Azure Quantum and Google's Cloud Marketplace, and also to select customers via its own cloud service. Its product portfolio also includes quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, quantum random number generators (QRNGs), and single-photon detectors.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
