IonQ Stock News

Quantum computing stocks have pulled back in recent months. Bank of America says it's time to buy one stock in the sector.

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) just picked up a new fan on Wall Street. Bank of America has started coverage with a Buy rating and a $60 price target, betting that the company's semiconductor-based approach gives it a real shot at scaling up its qubit count.

IonQ stock rose on Monday after Bank of America started coverage of the quantum computing company with a buy rating.

BofA Securities initiates coverage on IonQ at Buy, saying the company's recent acquisitions are shaping it into a diversified play on quantum technology.

MIAMI, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida International University (FIU) will become the first university in Florida to acquire a full stack, trapped-ion quantum computer, bringing to the state an industry-leading research tool designed to take on problems that exceed classical computing limits.

MIAMI & COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world's leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, today announced a contract with Florida International University (FIU), Miami's top ranked state university. Under the agreement, IonQ will deliver its Superion 256-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer for installation at FIU.This contract establishes FIU as IonQ's flagship ...

IonQ shares (NYSE: IONQ) rose 4.1% to $42.42 on Wednesday morning as investors weighed the company's planned deployment of its Superion 256 system at NVIDIA's Accelerated Quantum Research Center. The system will connect IonQ's full-stack quantum system directly to NVIDIA's AI infrastructure, linking the Superion 256 with an NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 system through the company's NVQLink technology.

IonQ stock popped after the company announced an advance in quantum computing during one of the industry's largest conferences.