IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) closed the most recent trading day at $33.61, moving -4.49% from the previous trading session. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.01%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.13%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.16%.
Shares of the company have depreciated by 28.1% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1.54%, and the S&P 500's loss of 0.28%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of IonQ, Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on February 25, 2026. On that day, IonQ, Inc. is projected to report earnings of -$0.48 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 48.39%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $40.31 million, indicating a 244.21% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of -$5.08 per share and a revenue of $108.45 million, indicating changes of -225.64% and +151.78%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for IonQ, Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. IonQ, Inc. is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
The Computer - Integrated Systems industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 37, this industry ranks in the top 16% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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