IONQ short interest jump by 1.44%, reflecting negative sentiment

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. IonQ Inc shares valued at $2,264,720 were sold by Kramer Thomas G. on Jul 21 ’25. At $47.70 per share, Kramer Thomas G. sold 47,478 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 555,656 shares worth approximately $24.05 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Chou Kathryn K. sold 6,789 shares, netting a total of over 292,864 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $43.14 each, the insider now holds 60,839 shares.

Before that, KATHRYN CHOU had added 6,789 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $311,819, the Director bought IonQ Inc shares for $45.93 each.

As published in their initiating research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on July 02, 2025, IonQ Inc [IONQ] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $45. Analysts at DA Davidson started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of August 11, 2023, Craig Hallum has reiterated its “Buy” rating for IONQ. Earlier on April 26, 2023, Morgan Stanley initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for IONQ stock.

Analyzing IONQ Stock Performance

On last trading session,, IonQ Inc [NYSE: IONQ] rose 3.20% to $43.28. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.7911, but it reached a high of $43.54 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.60%. Over the course of the year, IonQ Inc shares have jumped approximately 482.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $54.74 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $17.88 on 03/11/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for IonQ Inc (IONQ)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.20, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 41.11. In the upper region, resistance lies at 43.95. The next price resistance is at 44.62. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.32 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is IonQ Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of IonQ Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.52 million shares to 36.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 35.98 million shares. A jump of 1.44% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.55 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.55.

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In terms of IonQ Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 37 in the next 12 months, down nearly -11.78% from the previous closing price of $41.94. Analysts anticipate IonQ Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 29. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked IonQ Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 08, 2022, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $9.

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