In a filing, IonQ Inc revealed its Affiliate Peter Chapman acquired Company’s shares for reported $65.16 million on Oct 07 ’25. In the deal valued at $79.99 per share,814,601 shares were bought.
Then, Cardillo Robert T. sold 8,773 shares, generating $443,192 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $50.52, the Executive Chair, IonQ Federal now owns 37,436 shares.
Before that, DACIER PAUL T sold 4,175 shares. IonQ Inc shares valued at $185,377 were divested by the Chief Administrative Officer at a price of $44.40 per share. As a result of the transaction, DACIER PAUL T now holds 114,454 shares, worth roughly $8.09 million.
Needham reiterated its IonQ Inc [IONQ] rating to a Buy in a research note published on September 15, 2025; the price target was $80. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late August with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. DA Davidson also remained covering IONQ and has decreased its forecast on August 07, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Rosenblatt started covering the stock on July 29, 2025. It rated IONQ as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of IONQ
On Friday, IonQ Inc [NYSE:IONQ] saw its stock fall -8.84% to $70.65. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.59%. IonQ Inc shares have risen nearly 639.79% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 69.14% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in IonQ Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in IonQ Inc stocks on 2025-09-30, growing by 17.28 million shares to a total of 61.61 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 44.33 million shares. There was a rise of 28.05%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 02, 2025 when Cantor Fitzgerald began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $45 price target.
